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Workplace Wellness: EAP Access and Managerial and Executive Stress Report

April 30

leaders and wellnessThe report examined Employee Assistance Program (EAP) access patterns of over 168,000 Canadian employees and manages over a three-year period (2003-2005).

Key findings of the Report show that:
• eighteen percent (18%) of all EAP accesses were accounted for by supervisors and managers. These numbers were substantially higher for the retail (37%) and advertising sectors (31%), and also for the financial, hardware/software, construction, and real estate sectors(24 to 26%);
• thirty-five percent (35%) of supervisors and managers accessing EAP reported high levels of stress;
• female management reported higher than average levels of stress (38%);
• management aged over 50 reported the highest levels of stress (39%);
• three quarters of management who accessed EAP services for personal reasons were aged between 30 and 49 years old; and
• more supervisors and managers (20% of them) accessed EAP for marital/relationship discord versus other
employees (at 17%)

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Stressed Out Leaders – Grant Thornton International Business Report

Mainland Chinese business leaders are the most stressed in the world, with 84% reporting an increase in stress levels compared to last year, according to the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR).
Mainland China is followed by Taiwan (82%), and the developing economies of India (79%) and Russia (76%) in the stress league table. The report which covers the opinions of 7,200 privately owned businesses in 32 countries, found that 56% of business leaders worldwide feel their stress levels have increased in the last year.

In comparison, business leaders in Europe are the least stressed with just 27% of Swedish business owners reporting an increase in stress levels, followed by Ireland (35%) and the UK, the Netherlands and France (all 37%). European Union (EU) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) regions show an average of 43% claiming increases in stress, compared to 73% of respondents in East Asia.Last year all countries reported a rise in stress but this year two thirds of respondents reported a lower increase in stress than the previous year.

The greatest reduction in stress level increases came in the Philippines with 12% fewer respondents reporting a rise in stress levels followed by Ireland (11%) and Japan and Mexico (both 10%).

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Written By Beverly Beuermann-King

Building Resiliency Through Stress and Mental Health Strategies.
For over 20 years, Beverly has used her S-O-S Principle™ with teams who want to control their reactions to stress, build resiliency against life’s challenges and live full and flourishing lives. Beverly works with teams and leaders to shift from stressed out to resilient, enabling them to be more engaged, productive and healthy.

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