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Trade unions report twelvefold rise in stress claims

The TUC has reported a dramatic and significant rise in cases of work-related stress. According to its annual compensation survey,1 cases of work-related stress have increased twelvefold, with 6,428 new cases reported to unions in 2001, compared with just 516 the year before.