Changing the workplace to help prevent stress is much more cost-effective in the long term than treating employees for the effects of stress. But to date, there has been little guidance for employers who wish to implement such programs. "Preventing Stress, Improving" "Productivity" gathers together examples of best practice in the workplace across a range of countries and organizations and identifies the factors that are crucial for a stress reduction program to work, both in terms of employee well-being and from a financial point of view.