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Workers At Small Businesses Are Least Likely To Experience Stress

HALF OF WORKERS DO NOTHING TO RELIEVE WORK STRESS
  • Micro businesses (1-4 headcount) hold the lowest levels of employee stress, with under half (45%) reporting this
  • Small businesses (5-50 headcount) feel slightly more stressed, at 57% reporting work-stress
  • 65% of employees at larger sized businesses’ (500+ headcount) experience job-related stress, making large businesses the most stressful companies to work for

DESPITE margins often being tighter and tensions or losses often being felt more keenly in smaller businesses, new research shows that the level of occupational stress workers feel directly correlates to the size of the company they are in.

Micro businesses employing a maximum of four members of staff were less likely than those in businesses of any other size to feel work-related stress, with 45% of employees reporting this, according to a study of 3,000 UK workers carried out by Perkbox, the UK’s fastest growing employee benefits platform, as part of the 2018 UK Workplace Stress Report.

This figure increases to 57% for small businesses (5 – 50 staff) and again to 62% for small to medium sized organisations (51 – 500 employees).

Finally, workers at the largest sized businesses surveyed – those with more than 500 members of staff – report the greatest instances of staff experiencing workplace stress, with 65% doing so.

In fact, one in five (21%) UK workers reveal they experience moderate to high levels of work-related stress as often as several times per week.

Many businesses could see dips in productivity as a result – as the data reveals that 25% of UK workers struggle to be as productive at work as they normally would be when experiencing stress.

Unfortunately, almost half (45%) of UK workers say that their place of work does not have anything in place to help reduce employees’ stress levels and improve their mental wellbeing.

Chieu Cao, CMO & Co-Founder at Perkbox, said: “Interestingly, it’s those in micro businesses that are the least likely to experience work related stress, despite those in smaller companies feeling the direct impact of business tensions or losses. It’s fascinating to reveal that the level of occupational stress can directly correlate to the size of a business.

“It’s more than clear that a happy workforce is a productive workforce. It’s surprising to see that in 2018, employers are not doing more to ensure a happy, healthy and productive work environment, not only to protect staff against stress but also to gain the very best results from the driven workforce.”

Cao continues: “There are also numerous benefits that businesses can offer to promote a more productive work environment that staff will welcome, including free or discounted gym membership, yoga classes and mindfulness classes which are all ‘perks’ that work to also create healthy coping mechanisms and reduce stress.”

For more ideas on how businesses can roll out a standout employee wellness program, check out Perkbox’s guide here.

To find out how workplaces are best placed to alleviate stress, click here to view or download the 2018 UK Workplace Stress Report.

Perkbox works to help companies increase motivation and engagement among employees, making businesses more inspirational place to work.

The online platform provides access for employees to snap up incentives and rewards, earned through their workplace.

For more information about Perkbox and to book in a chat to understand how they can help motivate your staff, visit www.perkbox.com

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