HSE urges employers to tackle work-related stress during Stress Awareness Week
The Health and Safety Executive is asking employers and managers to act on work-related stress during Stress Awareness Week. It says stress is one of the leading causes of work-related ill health in Great Britain and must be managed like any other workplace safety risk. Its free Working Minds campaign offers tools such as the Talking Toolkit and Stress Indicator Tool.
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What does it mean?
If you manage people, the regulator is reminding you that stress at work is a health and safety risk you need to check for, just like broken equipment or slippery floors. Free Working Minds tools can help you start those conversations and spot pressure points early.
Who is affected?
Employers and managers in Great Britain, and the workers they oversee.