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Acas offer free advice on dealing with stress in the workplace

Acas has launched its latest advisory booklet 'Stress at Work' to help employers and employees avoid work-related stress and deal with the issues it raises. This is in support of the Management Standards on stress produced by the Health and Safety Executive.

Available on the Acas website - www.acas.org.uk - the booklet is designed to help employers and employees deal with the main causes of stress. It also gives advice on how to cope with the symptoms of stress - like anxiety and ill health.

Hard copies of the booklet will be available from mid-November and Acas will be launching its full programme of training on stress early next year.

"Stress is often a symptom of poor employment relations and can seriously affect productivity," said John Taylor Acas Chief Executive. "Organisations who talk regularly with their employees and have sound systems and procedures in place for managing absence and sickness are much more likely to avoid work-related stress and to be able to deal with potentially stressful situations when they arise.

"Our advisory booklet and the free confidential advice available from the Acas helpline will help employers and employees work together to minimise problems and improve employment relationships."

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