According to a new analysis of benefit recipients, more than a million people are unable to work because of mental disorders, compared with 824,000 a decade ago.
"Increasing pressures in the workplace such as changes in regulation and trying to deliver more for less, are all taking their toll," Diane Buckley, managing director of Legal and General Group Protection, which conducted the research, said.
The TUC's general secretary, Brendan Barber, said: "The pressure of high unemployment and low job security is being felt in workplaces across the country. The failure of employers to deal with stress at work can make tough decisions even worse and too often forces staff out of work and on to benefits. Losing your job as a result of stress is a personal tragedy, but it can be prevented if handled sensitively by employers."
A Government-commissioned report last year warned that workplace pressures were triggering nervous problems that left people claiming sick pay then quitting to live on benefits.
"Increasing pressures in the workplace such as changes in regulation and trying to deliver more for less, are all taking their toll," Diane Buckley, managing director of Legal and General Group Protection, which conducted the research, said.
The TUC's general secretary, Brendan Barber, said: "The pressure of high unemployment and low job security is being felt in workplaces across the country. The failure of employers to deal with stress at work can make tough decisions even worse and too often forces staff out of work and on to benefits. Losing your job as a result of stress is a personal tragedy, but it can be prevented if handled sensitively by employers."
A Government-commissioned report last year warned that workplace pressures were triggering nervous problems that left people claiming sick pay then quitting to live on benefits.
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