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Stress and Wellbeing

Peter J Kelly

HSE

Demands

And more demands

Does it have to be this way

The truth about work-related stress

• No one definition but plenty of Google

entries.

• HSE defines work-related stress as:

“…the adverse reaction people have

to excessive pressure or other types

of demand placed on them.”

HSG218 (2007)

The Management Standards Approach

Management Standards

Cover the primary sources of stress at work:

• Demands – eg work patterns and the work environment

• Control – eg how much say the person has in the way they do their work

• Support – eg the encouragement, sponsorship and resources provided by the organisation, line management and colleagues

• Relationships – eg promoting positive work to avoid conflict and dealing with unacceptable behaviour

• Role – eg understanding role and avoiding role conflict

• Change – eg management and communication of organisational change

Most people experience of health

and wellbeing

Balance or Imbalance

The solutions have arrived ?

Balance or Imbalance