Stress

When you think of workplace health and safety, you probably think about accident reduction. But employers must also do everything they can to help reduce work-related ill health, the number one cause of which is stress, depression and anxiety.

Key steps to managing stress are:

- Identifying and monitoring the causes of stress; and

- Where possible, taking action to reduce it.

Stress is also one of the major reasons people take time off work. With absences a real concern for businesses right now, making this a top priority will help to keep your workforce present and performing at their best in the year ahead.