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Tolley's Managing Stress in the Workplace

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With one in five workers reported as having felt under extreme pressure at work, stress Is overtaking the common cold as the biggest cause of absence from work. Cases such as Walker v Northumberland County Council [1995] have put stress firmly on the workplace agenda. The HSE has established stress in the workplace as a health and safety issue that needs to be recognised and managed through the use of risk assessment. Management in all organisations is now under pressure to put preventative measures in placed and to establish effective management techniques in order to tackle work-related stress.  Author Carole Spiers, MIHE, MISMA, Director and founder, Carole Spiers Group - International Occupational Stress and Corporate Wellbeing Consultants, U.K.
Tolley's Managing Stress in the Workplace addresses the key issues that organisations face today, including: * The nature of stress and its relationship to pressure * The legal and cost implications on the organisation * Identifying the current causes and effects * Bullying and violence at work * Post-traumatic stress after a critical incident * Stress and personal health issues * Individual stress management strategies * Developing and maintaining a robust organisation Being better able to effectively handle work-related stress makes for a healthier workforce, lower absenteeism, increased performance and lower staff turnover – all of which means that having the right systems in place could save your organisation substantial costs. Tolley's Managing Stress in the Workplace is a reference manual for managers, health and safety, personnel and occupational health advisors.

Stress at Work - Management and Prevention
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  • Jargon-free introduction to work-related stress issues, ideal for managers, HR professionals and safety reps
  • Gives practical advice on how to implement a stress management system
  • Helps employers avoid expensive court cases brought by employees or enforcement officers
    • Work-related stress and resulting sickness absence costs the UK economy about £3.7 billion every year (HSE research). In this jargon-free guide, Jeremy Stranks explains what stress is and what causes it, how people respond to stress and cope with it, how stress can be evaluated and managed and what employers’ legal responsibilities are.

    Written for managers, HR professionals and safety reps, the emphasis of this book is strongly on practical advice and solutions. The author provides simple tools to measure and assess stress and shows how to deal with a range of stress-creating workplace situations, such as bullying, harassment and violence at work. The book also details how to implement a stress management system that complies with the new HSE Management Standards to avoid civil claims and criminal sanctions by the enforcement agencies.