17/08/2010 - Work stress affecting men more
Work-related stress is more likely to drive men to phone in sick than women, a survey has showed.
Healthcare cash plan provider Medicare revealed that 20% of the 3,000 men it surveyed had taken two sick days as a result of stress in the past month.
Work-induced stress is driving one in five men to drink after work nearly every day with twice as many men as women consuming more alcohol because of problems.
Office issues such as a heavy workload are causing men to feel stressed while women are affected by problematic customers. Around 24% of men say they are often affected by stress compared with 31% of women.
Outside of the office, both men and women cite rudeness and bad manners as the most likely factors to get them worked up and angry.
Headaches were the number one symptom of stress amongst both sexes, with 69% of women suffering compared to 45% of men. 57% of women and 40% of men reported problems sleeping.
Medicash chief executive Sue Weir said: "Workplace stress can be damaging on any level, affecting both the employee and employer. Bosses have a duty of care and responsibility to look after their workforce and have systems in place to address stress at work."
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