Acas today launched its latest advisory booklet ’Stress at Work’ to help employers and employees avoid work-related stress and deal with the issues it raises. This is in support of the Management Standards on stress produced by the Health and Safety Executive. Available on the Acas website - www.acas.org.uk - the booklet gives practical advice to employers and employees to help them deal with the main causes of stress. It also gives advice on how to cope with the symptoms of stress - like anxiety and ill health.
John Taylor Acas Chief Executive said:
’Stress is often a symptom of poor employment relations and can seriously affect productivity. Organisations who talk regularly with their employees and have sound systems and procedures in place for managing absence and sickness are much more likely to avoid work-related stress and to be able to deal with potentially stressful situations when they arise.
’Our advisory booklet and the free confidential advice available from the Acas helpline will help employers and employees work together to minimise problems and improve employment relationships.’
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