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Stress-related absences can incur substantial costs for small businesses, an expert has emphasised.
Ray Allger, a spokesman for the Health and Safety Commission, recently explained that businesses, especially those which have only recently undergone company formation, can be financially hit by absence in a number of different ways.
He said: "Health and safety of staff is important because [small businesses] dont have the availability of cover that larger organisations have.
"If somebody if off due to work related stress they can be off for quite a long time and it can end up costing the small business quite a lot of money."
Mr Allger continued: "They might have to get temporary staff in and incur costs such as training, temporary staff as well as paying the person who is off ill.
"Alternatively youre asking a lot of other people in the business to pick up someone elses work if they are off sick."
The Health and Safety Commission - a government regulatory body - runs a service called Workplace Connect which is specifically aimed at small firms encountering such problems.
A business start-up can request a visit from a specialist, who will investigate the work place and working patterns concerned.
The expert is then able to identify the areas of the business where issues of stress are likely to occur.
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