Stress in the Workplace

What is stress?

Mental health and stress are common in the workplace and can negatively impact employees and the quality of their work.

Improving mental health and preventing stress can help drive towards better productivity and social inclusion in the workplace. Stress affects each person in different ways, which is why it is important to establish base policies and procedures to deal with the issue as well as looking at each case individually.

Identifying stress

The main stress symptoms include worrying, sleep issues and fatigue. It can be caused by pressure in the workplace, issues between co-workers, or problems in one's personal life. If you are experiencing these symptoms or feeling pressured at work, you may be experiencing some stress.

How to prevent and manage stress?

Having supportive and proactive supervisors and managers can help employees feel included when stress occurs. As employers, establishing principles that are integrated into the work lifestyle and regularly assessing the risks to stress and wellbeing can improve the workplace culture, and hopefully create an environment free of bullying and harassment.

Having external and internal resources is important so workers have direct access to help if needed. In-house counsellors or contact information for counselling services are a great first step to prevent the stress from worsening.

Raising awareness in the workplace can help workers to recognise early signs of stress and learn how to respond to mental health issues.

Staff training and induction sessions are important to introduce new workers to company policies and procedures regarding stress.

Lastly, having regular one-on-one conversations with each employee creates a sense of social inclusion and trust in the workforce. Talking to another person can also help develop solutions and actions to ease the issue.

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