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The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) have recently highlighted a dramatic increase in the number of workers suffering from work related stress in Great Britain.  Almost 14 million working days was lost last year due to stress.

Although workplace stress cannot be eliminated, action can be taken with employees’ wellbeing in mind, to prevent poor health, lower productivity and increased sickness absence.

The Health and Safety Executive have devised Management Standards which cover six key areas of work design which, if managed properly, can assist in the reduction of work related stress. 

The Management Standards are:

·     Demands – such as workload, work patterns and the work environment.

·     Control – such as how much say an employee has in the way they do their work.

·     Support – such as encouragement sponsorship and resources provided by the company, line management and colleagues.

·     Relationships – this includes promoting positive working to avoid conflict and dealing with unacceptable behaviour.

·     Role – such as whether employees understand their role within the company and whether the company ensures that they do not have conflicting roles.

·     Change – such as how organisational change (large or small) is managed and communicated within your company.