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Stress

Summary of postings

Stress Rachel May 19 May 05
Re: Stress David Carr15 Jun 05
Re: Stress Fiona Ouertani4 Jul 05
Re: Stress Glenn Mead of CogniFit Ltd15 Mar 07
Re: Stress Humphrey Klinkenberg4 Jul 07

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Stress Rachel May 19/05/2005 12:32
Does anyone have any effective measurement in place to identify stress in the work place.
Any advice on implementing a stress policies or what we can do to help employees ie some form of counselling, would be greatly appreciated
I've heard a few people mention a scheme regarding stress free vouchers?

Thanks
 
+ Re: Stress David Carr 15/06/2005 12:25
Hi Rachel
I have a draft copy of a stresspolicy that I was working on. If you would like a copy email me at: dave_carr1@msn.com
Regards
Dave Carr
++ Re: Stress Fiona Ouertani 04/07/2005 09:39
Hi Rachel

We decided to steer away from using the term 'stress' as it has become such a loaded term that has been greatly mis-used, particularly in the press.

Instead, we have developed a policy that is called 'Well-being at Work'. If you would like to have a copy to use as a base for developing your own, please email me at fiona.ouertani@strodepark.org.uk

Fiona
++ Re: Stress Glenn Mead of CogniFit Ltd 15/03/2007 15:54

Rachel,


Stress means different things to different people.  As mentioned in this thread, stress is such a negative word that it makes some people ashamed to feel that they have the effects - and that can become a stressor in itself.


We specialize in training and coaching for managing the demands employees face.  When demands are too high, performance drops; when demands are too unchallenging, lo and behold, performance drops!  It's a fine balance between stress and challenge, burnout and rust-out.


Our overall offering is in helping employers to help their employees to be psychologically, physically and physiologically healthy.  If you'd like more info on how we can help, please e-mail me at glenn@cognifit.co.uk.


Yours


Glenn Mead
+++ Re: Stress Humphrey Klinkenberg 04/07/2007 14:55 humphrey@ klinkenberg org uk
Hi Rachel

All employers with five or more employees have a legal duty to risk assess stress in the workplace - see www.hse.gov.uk/stress. This risk assessment process is the same as for any health and safety issue and start with hazard identification.
The HSE has provided a lot of guidance on their web site on stress risk assessment and their best practice guidelines refer to employee consultations, and even provide a basic questionnaire and analysis tool to get you started. Further expanded questionnaires, which include stress audit type questions and stress solutions questions, are available free of charge from www.stressbiz .co.uk.
You are required to minimise stress risk in the workplace and if counselling achieves this then all is fine, however stress counselling is often considered to be reactive whereas the regulations require you to be proactive. Simply dealing with stress as it emerges is not sufficient, efforts must be made to identify stress hazards before they cause mental or physical injury. Remember, stress is the point at which excessive or prolonged pressure starts to cause physical of mental harm. Pressure if correctly managed by both the individual and / or the employer is fine.
As mentioned in other posts, find out what your employees want rather than impose management stategies which might be perceived as having hidden agendas.

Hope this has helped

Humphrey

 
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