Facts of Workplace Stress

• 17 million working days were lost due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2021/22
  HSE Statistics 2022
• 139,000 new cases of work-related musculoskeletal disorders were reported in 2021/22
  HSE Statistics 2022
• A third of organisations have increased their wellbeing spend over the last year
  CIPD Health and Wellbeing at Work Survey 2022
• There were ½ million work-related musculoskeletal disorder cases (new or long-standing) in 2021/22
  HSE Statistics 2022
• There were 0.9 million work-related stress, depression or anxiety cases (new or long-standing) in 2021/22
  HSE Statistics 2022
• Mental ill health, musculoskeletal injuries, stress and acute medical conditions continue to be the main causes of long- term absence
  CIPD Health and Wellbeing at Work Survey 2022
• Heavy workloads remain the most common cause of workplace stress
  CIPD Health and Wellbeing at Work Survey 2022
• Two thirds of organisations include COVID-19 among their top three causes of short-term absence and 12% include it among their top three causes of long-term absence
  CIPD Health and Wellbeing at Work Survey 2022