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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Workplace stress costs 28.3 billion a year in the United Kingdom. Reducing stress in the workplace. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) estimates approximately 13.7 million working days are lost each year to poor mental wellbeing in the workplace, which is about Â£28.3bn. NICE offers the follow tips to employers on how they can cut the cost of workplace stress: - Employers should promote a workplace culture that includes participation, equality, and fairness based on open communication and inclusion. -Build an understanding of mental health among employees and reduce the stigmatization associated with mental health problems. -Implement systems for assessing and monitoring the mental health of employees so that the source of the stress can be addressed. -Provide workers with flexible work schedules that cater to their needs in their personal and working lives. -Promote mental wellbeing through supportive leadership style and management practices. Professor Mike Kelly, director of public health at NICE, said: "By following these recommendations an average organisation of 1,000 employees can expect to save an estimated Â£250,000 a year due to reduced absenteeism and increased performance.â€ Source (please note, some articles are only available for a limited time.) 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