Stress becoming top source of ill-health in workplace

STRESS is becoming the biggest cause of ill-health in the workplace, it was claimed yesterday.

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is launching a new pilot scheme to tackle the issue in the Republic and in Northern Ireland, following a prediction from the World Health Organisation that stress will be the major cause of workplace ill-health by 2020.

Minister for Labour Affairs Tony Killeen said stress could have a very serious effect on the health of workers.