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costs warning signs HEALTHY WORKPLACES MANAGE STRESS 2014-2015 Work-related stress is an organisational issue #EUmanagestress www.healthy-workplaces.eu Safety and health at work is everyone’s concern. It’s good for you. It’s good for business. 104 billion 43% 136 billion 57% The total cost of mental health disorders in Europe (both work and non-work related) is estimated to be 240 billion €/year 1 Sources from UK, Germany and the Netherlands Reduced performance due to psychosocial problems may cost twice that of absence About a fifth of staff turnover may be related to stress at work 1 Working always under pressure can lead to five times more accidents ! Emotional changes e.g. anxiety, fatigue, poor relationships with colleagues Cognitive issues e.g. difficulties in concentration and decision-making Behavioural changes e.g. poor timekeeping, carelessness, aggressiveness Physical and mental ill health e.g. more frequent absences from work direct costs such as medical treatment lost productivity, including sick leave

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costs

warning signs

HEALTHY WORKPLACESMANAGE STRESS 2014-2015

Work-related stress is anorganisational issue

#EUmanagestress www.healthy-workplaces.eu

S a f e t y a n d h e a l t h a t w o r k i s e v e r y o n e ’ s c o n c e r n . I t ’ s g o o d f o r y o u . I t ’ s g o o d f o r b u s i n e s s .

104 billion €43%

136 billion €57%

The total cost of mental health disorders in Europe (both work and non-work related) is estimated to be

240billion €/year

1 Sources from UK, Germany and the Netherlands

Reducedperformance due to psychosocialproblems maycost twicethat of absence

About af ifth of sta�

turnovermay berelated

to stressat work

1

Working alwaysunder pressure can lead to

�ve timesmore accidents

!Emotional changese.g. anxiety, fatigue, poor relationships with colleagues

Cognitive issuese.g. di�cultiesin concentrationand decision-making

Behavioural changese.g. poor timekeeping,

carelessness, aggressiveness

Physical andmental ill health

e.g. more frequentabsences from work

direct costssuch asmedical treatment

lostproductivity,

includingsick leave