The Economic (and Human) Costs of Work Related Stress
February 03, 2015
Bloomberg reports on a new study from Harvard and Stanford Business Schools that workplace stress may be responsible for up to $190 billion in annual healthcare costs and 120,000 deaths. Being overworked and trying to balance work and family are two of the biggest stresses driving these expensive and unfortunate outcome totals. Recognizing and doing something to reduce work related stress just may be an economically rational business strategy. Check out the Bloomberg article here:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-30/work-anxiety-kills-thousands-of-americans-every-year
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-30/work-anxiety-kills-thousands-of-americans-every-year