Workplace health: Working Well East Midlands
Stress management
Work-related
stress is a major cause of occupational ill health. This usually means increased
sickness absence, high staff turnover and poor performance in the organisation.
‘Choosing Health’, the public health White Paper, argues that a focus on individual stress can be counter-productive, leading to a failure to tackle the underlying causes of problems in the workplace. Employers need to ensure they adopt approaches that support the overall health and well-being of their employees:
- undertake a risk-assessment for work-related stress using the Health and Safety Executive guidelines
- put together an action plan based on the HSE’s model plan and stress policy
- ensure the organisation has in place a good equal opportunities policy, anti-discriminatory practices and clear procedures for grievance reporting etc
Resources
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Health and Safety Executive’s Management Standards Approach to Tackling Stress |
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The NHS Employers website has a number of useful publications and promotional material on tackling stress and health and safety issues |
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The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development website has information on employment law and procedures |
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The Stressbusting.co.uk website provides a wide range of authoritative information about stress symptoms, therapies and relief, plus stress news, features and competitions, a unique Relaxation Zone, and a guide to stressbusting breaks: |