Stress

The TUC’s biennial survey, based on responses from over 1,000 trade union safety reps, consistently identifies stress as one of their top health and safety concerns. Once again, in the latest (2018) survey, more than two thirds (69%) of reps identified work-related stress as a top concern. It found that concern is higher in the public sector than the private sector and is especially prevalent in central government (90% of reps citing it), health services (85%) and education (84%). In local government, the proportion of reps reporting it as a main concern increased from 72% in 2016 to 80% in 2018. It remains the most common concern in workplaces of all sizes.

Focus on health and safety - TUC biennial survey of safety representatives 2018 can be found on its website.