'Only one in 20' gets stress help.

Byline: Catherine Lillington 

FRESH evidence of the growing stress faced by UK workers was revealed today when a study showed that nine out of 10 adults suffered problems linked to creditcrunch worries, job cuts and increased workloads.

Recruitment firm Badenoch & Clark said a survey of 1,000 workers showed that men were more stressed than women, feeling more insecure in their job and having little confidence in business leaders.

Around seven per cent of workers who raised concerns about stress with their managers said they were ignored, with only one in 20 being offered help.

Neil Wilson, managing director of Badenoch & Clark, said: "Stress costs British business billions of pounds a year.

"While some stress is a normal part of work, excessive stress reduces productivity and gen-erawell-being. Our study shows very clearly that too few organisations are attacking stress effectively. Many employees are shouldering the stress emanating from a number of sources without the help of managers.

"By refusing to deal with such a crucial employee engagement issue, businesses are risking not only the health of their workers, but the quality of the work they deliver and the overall morale of their organisation."