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'No-one should be pushed to the brink because of their job'
Research reveals stress kills three times the number of people than physical accidents at work
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WORKPLACE stress now kills three times the number of people than physical accidents at work across Europe, new research has revealed as unions, workers and families mark International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD) today.
Artificial intelligence (AI), the gig economy and the green transition have created an “epidemic” of workplace stress, the European TUC warned.
The study by the ETUC revealed 6,190 annual deaths through coronary heart disease are attributable to psychosocial risks at work across the EU’s 27 countries and Britain, with another 4,843 people taking their lives due to work-related depression.
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