Stress at Work
Stress at Work is a major issue in today’s busy world, but the good news is that it can be managed.
Past statistics confirm that work related stress is widespread in the UK working population and is not confined to particular sectors or high risk jobs or industries.
Occupational stress is, and always has been a feature of everyday life. Modern working practices however, and general awareness of the problems that stress can cause, have made complaints about occupational stress far more likely. The Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 puts a duty upon the employer to look after the health, safety and welfare of all their employees. This includes investigation and management of stress related problems in their organisations.
The symptoms of occupational stress are difficult to identify at an organisational level, so what are the Signs of Stress that you should be looking out for:
Emotional symptoms
Mental
Changes from your normal behaviour
For more information, log onto http://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/ or ask our team here at Corporate Health how you can manage stress within your work place.
"Many thanks for running the stress workshop with my management team this morning. It was excellent. Your lively style and good material made it both useful and enjoyable. Thanks you for this as well as your commitment to help roll it out to managers in the rest of my organisation. Sue did a great job here on this and continues to give us good service.”
Managing Director UK & Ireland - UCB Pharma Ltd, Slough