“Employees suffering from high stress levels have lower engagement, are less productive and have higher absenteeism levels than those not working under excessive pressure, according to research from professional services firm Towers Watson.
“The Global Benefits Attitudes survey found that levels of workplace disengagement significantly increase when employees experience high levels of stress.
“The study of 22,347 employees across 12 countries including the UK and US, revealed that over half of those employees claiming to be experiencing high stress levels reported they were disengaged.
“By contrast, only one in ten employees claiming low stress levels reported they were disengaged and half of this group claimed to be highly engaged.
“The proportion of employees claiming high levels of workplace stress was 30% in the US, slightly lower than the 34% in the UK.”
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