Just over half of employers are taking action to deal with workplace stress, new XpertHR Benchmarking research reveals.Employers who are acting to tackle stress levels are most likely to pursue "a preventative, positive approach" to stress management.
The survey reveals the following on actions taken by UK employers to combat stress:
- The most common measure taken to combat workplace stress is offering flexible working options. This is followed by initiatives to manage stress-related absences. Public sector employers are significantly more likely to take such measures on stress.
- One in four employers has provided stress management training within the past 12 months.
- Just over one in three have used the HSE management standards for work-related stress.
These are among the key findings of the latest XpertHR Benchmarking
survey on stress management.
The survey is based on responses from 205 organisations with a combined
workforce of 509,976 employees.
Subscribers to XpertHR benchmarking can drill down into
the complete findings of this survey,
and create their own bespoke reports.
The survey is based on responses
from 242 organisations with a combined workforce of 853,471 employees.
- Stress Management 2011/2012
- Six ways to find the benchmarking data you need
- Benchmarking stress management in 2012 Read more about the survey findings.
- Practical steps to manage stress: The 2011 survey Read XpertHR's detailed written analysis of the survey findings.
- Notes on the definition of work-related stress used in our research.
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