Almost 90% of UK workers suffer 'excessive' stress

Only 11% of UK workers have never been affected by excessive levels of stress, a study by Dolan Contractor Group has suggested. The anonymous survey of 140 UK companies - half of respondents were contractors/freelancers and half were permanent employees - found that four in five permanent employees have had to deal with excessive stress caused by work - as have 19 in every 20 contractors and freelancers. According to the survey, long working hours (41%), pressure from deadlines and clients (32%) and low pay and savings (29%) were the most common reasons for high levels of work-induced...