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Work related stress is being increasingly recognised as a major
cost to all types of businesses, by offering Yoga as a solution,
employers are seen to be addressing some of the root causes of
stress, as well as taking a personal interest in their personnel
well being.
- 5 million workers (1 in 5 people) are thought to suffer from
high levels of work
related stress. 20% of people told the HSE
that they consider their work very
or extremely stressful.
- Stress is the 2nd biggest cause of employee sick absence days
in the UK
- Stress accounts for 60% of the 6.5 million days lost in
Britain each year
- According to the HSE, the cost of this to Britain's economy is
around 6.7 million working days lost per year, costing society
around £4 billion
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