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Organisations have been given new guidance for dealing with stress in the workplace by the Health and Safety Executive this week, writes Maria Ahmed.

The HSE has set out six management standards to ease pressure for workers in the public and private sectors.

Employers should ensure staff can cope with the demands of the job and have adequate control over how they work. Support should be on offer from colleagues, and staff should not be subjected to unacceptable behaviour such as bullying.

A recent study found front-line social workers topped the table of the most stressed professionals in the UK.