STRESS ON WORK

• The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that stress is the root cause of 70-90% of all illnesses causing excessive missed work days.
• $150 billion dollars each year is spent by companies on employee stress.
• Health care expenditures are nearly 50% greater for workers who report higher levels of stress Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
• California experienced a 700% increase in workers’ comp claims for mental stress in the last 10 years.
• Employees experiencing work/family conflict were up to 30 times more likely to experience a clinically significant mental health problem, leading to tardiness, absenteeism, turnover, feelings of detachment from job, and stress-related decreases in performance.

• People who report lower levels of stress report greater job satisfaction and lower absenteeism.

• Learning to manage stress reduces common stress performance symptoms (forgetfulness, negative mood, poor decision making, difficulty concentrating, ineffective functioning, aggressive behaviors, and numerous health-related symptoms).