I'm sorry, Ive just looked at one I did a while ago, and it's too company branded to be of any use to anyone else.
Stress is such a massive topic, it's hard to be brief, but a few points to cover are:
Stress is a symptom, not an illness. It's usually related to anxiety or depression
An employer is not generally liable for stress unless the employee has indicated that they are suffering from stress. In other words, an employer is not expected to foresee stress, because stress is personal to the individual. Best advice is to conduct a stress survey. If a staff member informs you they are being injured through stress you owe them a higher standard of care. (remember Paris v Stepney BC?)
Investigate the Hatton Propositions
Sources of stress:
Job:working conditions/overload/time pressures/physical danger
Role: role unclear/conflicting role expectations/responsibility for others/role boundary conflicts
Career: over or under-promoted/hit the ceiling/poor job security
Organisation structure: no participation in decisions/lack of consultation/politics/budgets and limits
Relationships: with boss/collegues/subordinates/problem with delegating
Best way to reduce stress: increase employee autonomy and participation. Remember it won't make any difference that the management think they consulting, it only makes a difference if the employees KNOW they are being consulted.
Give employees information/training/decision involvement/hope!
A really big cause of stress is lack of knowledge, information and circumstances.
Edited by user 09 January 2020 09:01:36(UTC)
| Reason: it didn't make sense!