Tinder Consulting: Stress

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How big is the problem for UK employers?: 

How big is the problem for UK employers? In 2011 nearly two-fifths of UK employers overall (50% in the public sector) report that stress-related absence has increased over the past year 1 Work-related stress caused workers in Great Britain to lose 10.8 million working days in 2010/11. On average each person suffering from this condition took 27 days off work 2

What is stress?: 

What is stress? The HSE definition of work place stress is: "The adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them at work." 3 Stress is not an illness – it is a state. However, if stress becomes too excessive and prolonged, mental and physical illness may develop. 3

What causes stress?: 

What causes stress? The top causes of stress at work are: workloads management style non-work factors such as relationships and family relationships at work considerable organisational change or restructuring 1

What are the symptoms of stress?: 

What are the symptoms of stress? how your body may react: breathlessness, headaches, high blood pressure, constant tiredness, restlessness, sleeping problems how you may feel: aggressive, irritable, depressed, fearing failure, dreading the future, a loss of interest in others how you may behave: difficulty making decisions, avoiding difficult situations, difficulty concentrating, denying there's a problem 4

Why tackle stress at work?: 

Why tackle stress at work? quality of working life: employees feel happier at work and perform better management of change: introducing a new pay system or new patterns of work are easier when ‘stress’ is managed effectively employment relations: problems can be resolved at work rather than at an employment tribunal attendance and sickness: attendance levels go up and sickness absence goes down 5

Who can support you and your organisation?: 

Who can support you and your organisation? TINDER consulting a re experts in training, coaching and counselling leaders, teams and employees to manage stress and deal with the impact of change, through: Transforming organisational culture Motivation and team building Training skills gaps Personal development Performance coaching Individual therapy

TINDER Consulting  - supporting you through rapid change  : 

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References: 

References CIPD (2011) Absence Management survey. http://www.cipd.co.uk/binaries/5632%20Annual%20AbMan%20SR%20(WEB).pdf HSE (2011) Stress and Psychological Disorders. http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/stress/stress.pdf HSE (Accessed 08/02/2012) Guidance: Stress. http://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/furtheradvice/whatisstress.htm Mind (Revised 2009) Mind guide to managing stress. http://www.mind.org.uk/help/medical_and_alternative_care/mind_guide_to_managing_stress#overcome ACAS (2004) Stress at work. http://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/l/m/B18_1.pdf