Employees in Switzerland increasingly stressed at work
In 2022, 25% of employed women and 21% of employed men stated that they usually or always experienced stress at work.
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The proportion of people in Switzerland who feel stressed at work has increased by 5% over ten years, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) has reported.
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Trabalhadores na Suíça estão cada vez mais estressados
Work-related stress was most common in the healthcare and social services sector, where 29% of respondents said they were stressed. A quarter of women surveyed worked in this sector.
In addition, in 2022, 47% of men and 43% of women were exposed to at least three out of ten possible physical risks at work, according to the survey.
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