Under pressure

Banu Gajendran and Chris Dee explore the emerging risk of work-related stress. As employees feel the strain of the economic crisis, how can businesses ensure this is effectively managed?

The recession, banking crisis and resultant redundancies, have taken over the headlines recently. But growing levels of stress and other mental health problems can be equally damaging to individuals, employers and insurers.

The World Health Organisation and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have warned of a surge in these problems as the economic crisis worsens and people become increasingly worried about debt, home repossession and job security. Add growing work intensity, change and