Workplace Stress Posts

It is quite clear that the Coalition with media support is engaging in public sector cuts, but have they thought of some of the consequences. I have read that government plans to make cuts in the public sector could well increase the incidence of workplace stress, with a spokesman for the Public and Commercial Services Union stating that having an axe hanging above employees' heads will "create a certain tension". A Richard Simcox made this observation in response to figures from the ....

A report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, shows that a  third of all employers reporting an increase in stress-related absence. More than a third noted an increase in mental health problems such as anxiety and depression – a big rise on last year’s survey when one-fifth reported an increase. But only one-fifth of organisations had increased their focus on employee well-being and health promotion, suggesting more could be done. The survey found t....