How does work related stress effect your organisation?
By reducing the impact of stressors on staff you can
What is Work Related Stress?
A major stress factor in people’s lives relates to factors concerning their employment. This type of stress is specifically defined as Work Related Stress. The UK Health and Safety Executive define Work Related Stress as: “The adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them in the work place”. In the past Work Related Stress has been viewed as some-what of a taboo subject, but today it is increasingly being recognised as a major factor attributed to organisational performance.
How can Stress be Work Related?
Employers should provide a stress-free work environment, recognise where stress is becoming a problem for staff, and take action to reduce it. Work place stress affects the performance of the brain, including functions of work performance, memory, concentration, and learning. Work related stress is a serious issue and is defined in the E.U. Commission’s document, “Guidance on work-related stress” as: the emotional, cognitive, behavioural and physiological reaction to aversive and noxious aspects of work, work environments and work organisations. It is characterised by high levels of arousal and distress and often by feelings of not coping.” Increasingly organisations are being faced with a growing number of serious managerial issues such as staff becoming less committed, accidents, high staff turnover, increased absenteeism, reduction in performance and compensation claims – all relating to stress related illnesses.
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