HSE has launched a new website for organisations to help them resolve employee work-related stress issues. The website was launched during the ‘Health & Wellbeing at Work’ exhibition held last week.

Speaking at the occasion, Peter Brown, Head, HSE Health & Work Standard Division, said that the website would help organisations save money lost due to decreased productivity on account of work-related stress. This, under poor economic conditions of the present day could be very helpful for businesses trying to stay afloat. He also reflected on the role of pressure on an employee in an organisation, saying that adequate pressure can inspire people to work hard and deliver good performance, while excessive pressure could lead to lowered productivity and performance.

The newly launched website would be offering advice, specially designed tools and questionnaires along with case studies and usable examples to manage and avoid ill effects of work-related stress. The focus of the website is Management Standards, which are being used by managers in several organisations to effectively manage work related stress and reduce the problems caused due to it.

The importance of the initiative can be judged by the fact that last year in Great Britain, around 13.5 million workdays were rendered unproductive because of work related stress. It has been found that work related stress is one of the key causes of occupational sickness, leaves of absence and underperformance by the employees. To compound to the problem, a recent study revealed that most employees facing work-related stress hesitate to discuss the situation with their supervisors and employers, making the problem hard to detect.

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