Released on = March 15, 2006, 12:25 pm

Press Release Author = Max Impact

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a national business group with a
focus on health, recently took a survey among 275 employers to find out the key
issues affecting employee productivity. Their findings show the stress was
identified by 72% of the employers as a key issue relative to productivity.

Press Release Body = Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a national business group with a focus
on health, recently took a survey among 275 employers to find out the key issues
affecting employee productivity.
Their findings show the stress was identified by 72% of the employers as a key issue
relative to productivity.
Stress has been building in the workplace as employers find it increasingly
necessary to have more work done by fewer employees. The result has been that
employees have been asked to take on additional responsibilities, work longer hours,
cross train with other departments, and do more multitasking.
After stress in the survey, 59% said a key issue affecting employee productivity
were personal and family issues. Personal and family issues include such items as
day care, family illnesses, marital stress, financial troubles, and other personal
issues.
Following close behind in third place, 58% cited chronic medical conditions. This
issue barely squeaked ahead of unscheduled absences.
Stress becomes an issue because so many people are unable to deal with stress. A
certain amount of stress is necessary and an important part of daily life. However
people often will ignore this routine stress until it amplifies and starts to take a
toll on their life.
What you can do
As an employer, you are able to do many things to help reduce stress in the
workplace. Here are just some suggestions:
increase the lighting, particularly natural lighting, it has many workplaces as
possible
do not overcrowd your employees, provide as much space as possible spread live
plants throughout the workplace as they create calmness
align an individual employees ability to handle stress with the normal stress of
each position -- the use of employee of assessments is vital in this endeavor
encourage employees to cut absenteeism through programs that reward attendance or
unused sick pay provide stress management classes for your employees -- companies
like Max Impact offers viable stress management classes on-site or online
The bottom line with stress is that an employer can have a huge impact on the stress
levels of the employees.
Through proper training and proper site management, stress can be significantly
reduced.
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