Men call in sick due to work related stress
New research has showed that men are four times more likely than women to phone in sick because of work-related stress.
The survey conducted by healthcare cash plan provider Medicash found that of the 3,000 workers surveyed, 20 per cent of men admitted that they had taken two days off sick in the past month because of stress.
The male participants also revealed that workplace stress and anxiety was causing one in five men to need a drink after work most days.
Despite the figures, both men and women are suffering from work related stress. The figures even reveal that more women than men – thirty one per cent of women and 24 per cent of men – said they often felt stressed. However, people from different genders appear to react and deal with their feelings quite differently.
Women revealed that dealing with difficult customers was one of the most common triggers, whereas their male colleagues said a heavy workload was the cause of their problems.
Those employees seeking anxiety treatment should try hypnotherapy. During sessions, the clients conscious and unconscious parts of their minds are retrained simultaneously. Clients are asked to discuss the situations in which they usually experience anxiety, to discover exactly what it is that causes the anxious feelings.
Medicash chief executive Sue Weir, told HR Magazine: “Small amounts of pressure at work can enhance our performance but, if that pressure becomes unremitting, it can seriously affect our health.
“Workplace stress can be damaging on any level, affecting both the employee and employer. Bosses have a duty of care and responsibility to look after their workforce and have systems in place to address stress at work,” she added.
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