The costs of stress - Estimates of the total cost of stress and
stress-related illness vary enormously, largely due to the
different methodologies used to arrive at a final figure but:
self-reported work-related stress, depression or anxiety
account for an estimated 12.8 million reported lost working
days per year in Britain (HSE)
after musculoskeletal disorders, stress is by far the largest
contributor to the overall number of days lost as a result of
work-related ill-health in the UK
stress is, on average, the costliest of all work-related illnesses
in terms of days lost per case.