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Recent research into employee absence has revealed that small business employees are less likely to cite workplace stress as a reason for absence than their counterparts at larger firms.
The absence management survey, conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), indicated that small businesses are generally less stressful places to work.
Ben Willmott, a spokesman for the CIPD, said that this may be due to "close working relationships" and a greater connection in small firms between employees and the value of their work.
However, he also emphasised other factors that might influence a persons decision not to take stress-related sick leave while working for a business-start up or other small firm.
He said that "it may be that individuals are more conscious that their absences will impact on their colleagues.
"Its obviously not as easy for small organisations to bring in temporary cover, for example."
The CIPD has urged small businesses to "provide sensible working opportunities" to tackle employee stress.
These include the introduction of flexi-time which should "help people balance the conflicting pressures between work and home".
Small firms have also been advised to follow the Health and Safety Executives guidelines on a stress risk assessment right from the point of company formation.
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