Work place stress and HR Strategies for stress management
Introduction Every employee has experienced stress in various levels. Nowadays stress has become a severe issue. Job stress is the damaging physical and emotional responds which happen when the necessities of the job don’t match with the skills, abilities, available resources and tools of the employee. Covid-19 pandemic has made this issue more worsen due to the fear of losing job, fear of affecting Covid-19 virus, loneliness due to isolation, etc. According to World Health Organization, when employees are requested to do works which exceeds their capabilities, knowledge, skills and when there is no adequate support from the supervisor or peers to fill that gap, employees experience work place stress. Consequences of stress includes, differences in sleeping habits, more absenteeism due to sickness, leaving job, issues in personal relationships. Causes for work related stress There are numerous causes for the stress. It varies from person to person and with the type of work ...