Brexit uncertainty 'increasing' workplace stress

Uncertainty over Brexit has caused a big rise in workplace stress, according to a Lancashire-based personal development and business coach.

Ross McWilliam, who works with businesses across the North West, says growing numbers of business owners and their staff have lost confidence or have issues with self-doubt since the EU referendum in 2016.

New research has reported rising stress levels among the UK’s small businesses – with economic uncertainty and heavy workloads adding to the challenges of running a small business.

A national study of 500 small business owners found that 83 per cent have experienced stress in the past six months, with almost half saying they have been more stressed than normal and 17 per cent revealing they are ‘highly stressed’.