20% take time off work due to stress
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One in five (20%) respondents have taken time off work due to a stress-related illness in the past 12 months, according to research by MetLife Employee Benefits.
Its research, which surveyed 2,134 respondents aged 18 and above, found that one in ten respondents have taken more than six days off work due to stress.
The research found stress was a bigger cause of absence in the past year than sports-related injuries (10%) and hangovers or other alcohol-related issues (8%).
The research also fou...
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