Occupational stress more common in men than women
- 14.08.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury, Personal-injury
Men are more likely to suffer occupational stress and less likely to seek help than women, a new survey revealed.
The charity, Mind, asked 15,000 employees about their mental health and a third of men admitted the issues they have are due to their job.
The men also said they would be less likely to talk about the impact their job has on their well-being and are more inclined to try and deal with their problems alone.
Mind believe both men and women should be able to talk about the problems they have at work and the stress they feel in their job.
Richard Edwards, senior personal injury solicitor at Potter Rees Dolan, said:
It is worrying to see that workers, men in particular, feel reluctant to speak up about problems with stress. It is important that employers foster a culture that enables employees to speak about problems with mental well-being.
The Health & Safety Executive provides guidance on this which, if followed, will help employers to identify where there are problems and how to deal with them in a sensitive fashion.
Unfortunately, in my experience, too often employers turn a blind eye to obvious warning signs and this can have very serious consequences for employees.
Richard Edwards is a senior personal injury solicitor with Potter Rees Dolan. Should you have any queries about occupational stress or any other personal injury issues and wish to speak to Richard or any other member of the team please contact us on 0161 237 5888 or email Richard through the contact form here.