The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has joined the list of companies supporting Work Wise UK, the five-year initiative to bring about a fundamental change in working practices in the UK.

IOSH has joined the TUC, CBI and British Chambers of Commerce in encouraging a ‘workstyle revolution’ through the widespread adoption of new smarter working practices.

Lisa Fowlie, IOSH president, says: “It is widely accepted that flexible working can help employees achieve a proper work-life balance. A feeling of lack of control over workloads and pressure to work 24/7 may lead to stress. Work-related stress accounts for over a third of all new incidences of ill health. Each case of stress-related ill health leads to an average of 30.9 working days lost.”