Employers can help workers bust stress by encouraging them to tell their line managers what they think of them, according to psychologists.
The research, which was jointly sponsored by the Health and Safety Executive, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Investors in People, found that companies that enable their employees to rate their boss’s management ability were less stressed which, in turn, made them happier and healthier.
Emma Donaldson-Feilder, one of the occupational psychologists at consultancy Affinity Health at Work, which undertook the study said: "Stress is a significant cause of sickness absence and this puts pressure on those left behind to run the business, creating a cycle of uncomfortable pressure, with costs to the individual and the company."
