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How does Stress affect us?
Stress is a fact of life, and the work place is no exception. Deadlines, rapidly changing technology and unavoidable personal conflicts are just a few of the stresses workers cope with daily. Without time to relax and regroup, stress can build up and lead to:
How is Stress is costing your company millions of dollars each year?
Stress on or off the job costs U.S. workplaces and estimated $200 billion a year in reduced productivity, accidents, compensation claims, absenteeism, employee turnover, heath insurance and medical expenses. This cost amounts to more than the after-tax profits of Fortune 500 companies and more than 10 times the cost of ALL strikes combined.
Recent studies have shown:
- Research indicates that a 15-minute chair massage results in decreased job stress, increased alertness and increased speed & accuracy on math computations.
- Office workers massaged regularly were more alert, performed better and were less stressed than those who weren’t massaged.
- Up to 90% of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related complaints.
- Stress accounts for $26 billion in medical and disability payments and $95 billion in lost productivity per year.
- Over 50% of lost work days are stress related which keeps about 1 million people per day from attending work.
- Health care expenditures are nearly 50% greater for workers who report high levels of stress.
- 40% of job turnover is due to stress.
How does Stress affect us?
Stress is a fact of life, and the work place is no exception. Deadlines, rapidly changing technology and unavoidable personal conflicts are just a few of the stresses workers cope with daily. Without time to relax and regroup, stress can build up and lead to:
- Headaches, backaches, eyestrain, neck pain.
- Repetitive use injuries such as tendonitis or carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Poor Concentration, anxiety, depression, irritability, or anger.
- Physical and emotional exhaustion, or “burn-out.”
How is Stress is costing your company millions of dollars each year?
Stress on or off the job costs U.S. workplaces and estimated $200 billion a year in reduced productivity, accidents, compensation claims, absenteeism, employee turnover, heath insurance and medical expenses. This cost amounts to more than the after-tax profits of Fortune 500 companies and more than 10 times the cost of ALL strikes combined.
Recent studies have shown:
- Close to 90% of all visits to Primary Care Physicians are for stress-related complaints.
- Up to 80% of industrial accidents are due to stress
- Over 50% of lost work days are stress related
- 14% of workers say stress caused them to quit or change jobs in the previous two years
- Workers’ compensation awards for job stress threaten to bankrupt the system in some states