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What employers should know about workplace stress
If you read nothing else, read this… The Health and Safety Executive defines stress as “the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them at work”. Symptoms of stress include inability to concentrate, memory lapses, negative thinking, panic attacks and tearfulness. Employers with ...
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Group risk roundtable: Economic influences on stress
If you read nothing else, read this… Stress is now the number one cause of long-term absence, according to the CIPD. Employers are concerned about presenteeism, whereby employees are remaining at work when they are ill because of fears about job security. Problems outside the workplace are a significant cause ...
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Educating staff to deal with stress created by technology
If you read nothing else, read this…Look out for the signs of technology addiction. An employee who constantly checks emails in the middle of the night could be heading for problems.Those suffering ‘technology depression’ could be referred to an employee assistance programme.A prevention strategy includes stating what is expected from ...
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Sickness absence: Open plan to tackle stress
If you read nothing else, read this . . . Stigmas associated with mental health problems can create a culture of silence, with staff afraid to talk about their health issues and employers scared to offer support in case they say the wrong thing. High-profile cases of mental health problems, ...
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Health screening: Pressure tests to find stress
If you read nothing else, read this . . . Stress can be hard to quantify but it is possible to monitor using blood tests. Another method is tests that measure peoples’ heart rates when relaxed and under pressure.†Stress and mental health issues may be hard to spot among employees, ...
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Build up emotional resilience to tackle workplace stress
If you read nothing else, read this… Emotional resilience is an individual’s ability to cope in times of stress. The workplace can have a big effect on employees’ resilience, particularly work overload, multiple goals, and relationships with managers. Resilience is a skillset, or set of behaviours that can ...