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Article: Information technology the key to corporate stress management
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- Management Services
- Article date:
- September 1, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright Institute of Management Services Sep 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Health and safety systems specialist PSI recently launched the first IT-based stress management solution, enabling employers to adopt a proactive stance to their duty of care in respect of stress in the workplace.
A recent survey conducted by PSI, among more than 150 leading private and public companies in the UK, revealed that only a third have a stress management programme in place. Most showed a keen awareness of the cost of stress, an estimated L4 billion national burden.
The evident need is for a methodology enabling the cultural shift from a predominantly reactive response to stress-related ills. PSI's approach recognises two crucial aspects of stress management - that stress is an ...