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CAMBRIDGE, U.K. — The findings of a study conducted by researchers from the University of Cambridge highlights the urgent need for effective strategies to combat workplace stress as it revealed at least 70 per cent of people in construction report feeling stressed at work.
Job stress is estimated to cost the U.K. economy £28 billion annually, while in the United States and other parts of the world, the financial toll is also high. Stress can lead to decreased productivity, increased sickness and higher employee turnover., gathered data from participants across 12 U.K. employers in the construction industry, the largest global economy industry, accounting for 13 per cent of the world’s GDP.
The major sources of stress were found to be high workloads, tight deadlines, situations not being under one’s control and responsibility for the safety of others.
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