Nowadays, many people have to work longer hours, and they feel more stressed out than before. What are the reasons? What can employers do to make their life easier?

Stress

is a big problem in today's

workplace

. While some

stress

is a normal part of the

workplace

, excessive

stress

can interfere with

employee

productivity and adversely impact their physical and emotional health.

This

essay shall analyse some causes of

stress

at the

workplace

, and

also

suggest some steps that employers can take to reduce it. There are

plethora

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a plethora

of causes of

stress

in the

workplace

.

To begin

with, excessively high workloads, with unrealistic deadlines, makes people feel pressurized.

Similarly

, insufficient workloads, makes people feel that their skills are being

underused

the lower side of anything

underside

and

this

too may cause

stress

.

Then

there may be a lack of interpersonal support or poor working relationships leading to a sense of isolation.

Moreover

, there may be times when people are asked to do a job for which they have insufficient experience or training.

Furthermore

,

stress

can be caused by lack of job security, lack of career opportunities, or level of pay. It may

also

be caused by bullying, or harassment by management, which can leave employees feeling undervalued and affect their self-esteem.

Last

but not the least a poor physical working environment

such

as excessive heat, cold or noise, inadequate lighting, uncomfortable seating and malfunctioning equipment may

also

lead to

stress

. Employers can take a lot of steps to cope with

workplace

-

stress

.

To begin

with, they should diagnose what is causing

stress

. If overwork is causing

stress

in the business,

then

they should try to reduce people's workload. They should ensure that their employees' targets are challenging, but realistic, and make sure that employees take their full holiday entitlement. They should check that individuals are well matched to the jobs they've got. From time to time they should review people's performance so that they know how that are doing.

Then

they would be able to get feedback from their staff about potential problems and identify any training they may need.

Employer

Suggestion

The employer

An employer

should

also

consider whether the

employee

should work fewer hours, or

otherwise

vary their work. If any of the employees are sick, they should keep in touch. If their

employee

has experienced personal problems,

such

as a relationship break-up or an illness in the family, employers should take a sympathetic approach and if necessary, enable and encourage the

employee

to seek

further

help through their doctor or a counselling service. To sum up,

stress

at the

workplace

is an issue of great concern. Unless the employers take some steps to reduce the problem, it can reduce the efficiency of workers, which ultimately is detrimental

for

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to

the company.