Stress is the number one health risk for British businesses, according to research from Group Risk Development, the trade body for the group risk industry.
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The survey of more than 500 employers found that 21% considered stress and mental health issues to be the number one health risk to their business.
Workplace wellbeing was also becoming increasingly important, with 31% of those questioned saying that managing stress and mental ill health was their top priority for 2013 – a 5% increase on last year’s survey. The figures were released ahead of Stress Awareness Day on 7 November.
