The employers in Britain need to pay heed to the instructions of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and provide their employees with a proper mechanism to relive stress at the workplace. This advice follows recent reports that workplace stress could turn into a pandemic in the near future.

Nattasha Freeman, the President of the IOSH, has said that it is very important for employers to assist their employees with stress reduction, especially since the economy is witnessing an unforeseen downturn. She also stated that workers are not simply worried about increasing work pressure, but also the possibility of losing their jobs, and stagnant salaries, even though the cost of living is constantly rising.

Recent surveys have revealed that around 44% of workers believe that their work load has increased and more than fifty percent of them have expressed their fears regarding job security. In another survey on similar lines, 13% of the working population has shared its woeful experience of extreme work pressure.

Data suggests that over 400,000 people in Britain think that they are getting ill due to increasing work pressure. The problem also resulted in the loss of millions of work days last year. It is high time that employers take an initiative and ensure that work related stress is under control, which in turn will ensure that businesses run smoothly. Workplace Law Training run highly regarded Certificate in Personnel Practice courses that could be just the ticket for you in implementing a performance review processes to boost team performance - click on CPP Training for course details.

This information is relevant particularly to people engaged in activities related to public administration, social services, education and health along with the financial sector, who have reported more work stress than others and therefore, it is vital that they take advantage of medical help as well as other health services provided by the employers.