There should be a temporary halt to public sector job cuts to stimulate economic growth and combat rising unemployment. This call for the cuts to be halted for several years comes from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in a report published today.

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Organisational change and re-structuring across the public sector has resulted in a 50 per cent increase in stress-related absence. Job insecurity is a major contributory cause of stress.

Rising stress levels is a major finding from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Simplyhealth Absence Management survey. The survey found that a combination of cuts to jobs, pension benefits and pay freezes bring pressures which staff are finding difficult to cope with.

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