- Companies who include massage therapy in the workplace
have reported increased alertness and creativity among their
employees, decreased absenteeism and decreased reports of work-related
stress and anxiety disorders.
- An article in the Sunday Times has reported that stress
related problems can reduce business profits by up to 10%.
Current estimates suggest that UK employers lose £20 billion
from missed deadlines, sick pay and poor performance.
- The Government Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have
reported that about 5 million workers describe their job as
‘very stressful’ and around half a million say they experience
work-related stress at levels that they believe make them ill.
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