It is the social responsibility of every organization to monitor and lessen the stress levels of employees so as to provide a good quality work life. Stress usually results from the inability to cope with the demands of the job or peer interactions and excessive stress can result in illness. All this leads to lesser employee effectiveness and overall reduced organizational productivity.
Stress can be managed and reduced by the following ways-
- By taking into account Work-Life balance. Flexi working and special leaves should be provided to employees who have additional domestic responsibilities as single parents, carers and even otherwise.
- By clear & effective job design- A defined structure to manage responsibilities is helpful in reducing ambiguity regarding a job role which could result in conflicts
- By analysing performance and placement- Employees should be assigned job roles based on their individual capabilities with achieveable targets which may be stretched accordingly
- By fair performance management & couselling- A transparent performance review is not only helpful in gaining trust of employees towards the management but also allows for honest dialogue on the ambitions and problems faced by the employee. This ensures career planning is done effectively and promotions take place fairly. Moreover regular counselling programmes help to vent out which would have otherwise affected the environment of the workplace
