Report shows stress level is up among workers

In a recent USA TODAY article titled “The slow-to-recover economy is taking a new toll on workers.” It was pointed out that the slow-to-recover economy is taking a new toll on workers across the USA: Not only are they stressed out from job uncertainties and stagnant pay, the stress has lasted so long that now they’re burned out too, a new survey finds. According to Richard Chaifetz, a clinical neuropsychologist. “”In an environment where unemployment is high, showing up is the first thing. The importance of performance is second,” Chaifetz says. “It correlates with burnout, stress, fatigue, overwork and an obsession with and distraction by personal issues.” It appears that now is the time to get your clients to implement a wellness plan which their employees can use as a release valve to battle this rise in workplace stress.  To read the entire article, click here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/23/stress-burnout-employees/1651897/.