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New ways of working can cause employee stress |
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06 February 2008 |
Recent research shows that modern working practices can put as much stress on employees' family relationships as an additional 120 hours' work a year.
The 'Market, Class and Employment' study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, showed that factors like team-working, performance-related pay and an emphasis on fulfilling individual potential can be detrimental to the well-being of employees.
Recent research shows that modern working practices can put as much stress on employees' family relationships as an additional 120 hours' work a year.
The 'Market, Class and Employment' study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, showed that factors like team-working, performance-related pay and an emphasis on fulfilling individual potential can be detrimental to the well-being of employees.
Top of the list is computerised monitoring of people's work, which now covers an astonishing 52% of UK workers, mainly of those employed at 20% of largest workplaces. According to the report, this is leading to a sharp increase in work-related stress reflected in feelings of exhaustion and anxiety.
According to Ross Strowger, an Employment Partner at Kester Cunningham John, "For employers, there's clearly a fine balance to be achieved |
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