Stress | Suggestion Schemes
It has been estimated that at any one time as many as 20% of the workforce of the average Organisation will be trying to cope with a personal problem likely to affect their performance. Of these nearly half could be experiencing a serious problem, such as divorce, death or serious illness of a close relative or friend, court case, and so on. All these eventualities as well as uncontrollable pressure of work, could lead to stress. Definition Stress could be defined as 'pressure which is uncontrollable by the sufferer'. The problems set out above and others, can cause stress which is detrimental to the output of the employee, and could affect the output of their colleagues. This can be compounded by unsympathetic attitudes of those in any position of authority who in trying to achieve output or targets, may feel their efforts are being negated, virtually deliberately by those suffering from stress. Unlike a broken leg, or a heavy cold, stress symptoms are far less ...