DIMINISHING RETURNS.  The productivity gains of downsizing destroy human capital.

With one in ten women working more than 45 hours a week, it’s no surprise that many are teetering on the brink when it comes to their physical and mental health.

And it’s not just perfectionists and workaholics who tip over the edge, according to Dr Joan Borysenko, author of a new book examining this phenomenon.

In fact, it’s an issue that’s becoming increasingly problematic now that redundancies have left the remaining staff to cope with impossible workloads, too afraid to object for fear they’ll be next in the firing line.

Come the recovery, nobody will notice, because the most alert people will either have been made redundant, or they will be too tired to see it.