THOUSANDS of workers will be urged to check whether their work is causing them stress. This year's European health and safety week (October 14-20) is focusing on stress at work, which costs the British economy £7 billion a year, and causes 270,000 workers to take time off.
The TUC is asking union safety reps in offices and factories across the country to complete a TUC stress MoT.
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