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Quiz - Think you know about stress in the workplace?

Katie Buckingham
Katie Buckingham
April 25th 2016

Think you know about stress in the workplace? Take this quiz to find out.

  • 1 in 5 people take a day off work due to stress (Mind)
  • 70 million working days are lost due to mental ill-health per year (Centre for Mental Health)
  • Mismanagement of stress is costing UK businesses £30 billion per year, equating to £1206 per employee.

These are just a few of the many shocking facts related to stress. Stress in the workplace remains a taboo subject, but it is essential that we are aware of the issue so that we can talk about it more openly, spot the signs, and support employees more effectively.

So how well do you know stress in the workplace? Take this quiz to find out.

Do you know the facts about stress in the workplace?

If you're interested in helping your team's stress levels, we also run stress management courses for employees as well as online stress management courses.


Katie Buckingham

Katie founded Altruist Enterprises in 2013. Since then, she has grown Altruist into a nationwide provider of mental health and resilience training. Katie is a seasoned public speaker and innovator of bespoke mental health courses. In 2022, Katie won the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize awarded by Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge and Cambridge Judge Business School.

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