Nowadays many jobs are more stressful and the working day is longer. What are the reasons for this? What can employers do to help employees?

Expectations of workers have changed greatly over the

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few decades. Today they often have to

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longer

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in situations which are increasingly emotionally and physically confronting.

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essay will outline why

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is and suggest how

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can assist those who

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for them to deal with these challenges. There are many reasons for

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increased

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. One is the competitive nature of many workplaces. With an emphasis on productivity and shareholders’ returns,

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often require more of their

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than is reasonable or even humanly possible. Mcdonald's is one example of

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where

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are forced to

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long

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just to make a living wage in order to satisfy the demands of customers and the bosses they

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for. Another

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employees experience is driven by the company policy of hiring inexperienced

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who are cheaper, and letting go of those who have been in the company for longer. Schools have been known to follow

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practice because experienced teachers are much more expensive to employ than newly trained ones. The anxiety

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may create for employees can be severe.

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changing the practices noted above may not be wholly within the power of an employer, there is much they can do to make working conditions less stressful. One way is for

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to always be willing to listen with an open mind to issues that

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may be having. In a school,

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, the employer would ensure that the person directly responsible for managing teachers conducted regular meetings in which anything could be raised and that any issues not resolved in

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meetings were followed up speedily and with care. For a working environment to be as welcoming and productive as it can be,

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be equally the representatives of those they employ as they are representatives of those who have the ultimate say in the business,

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as investors and shareholders. An employer who is willing to push back against their demands that,

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,

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need to

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longer

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by suggesting that a four-day week would in fact raise production levels, would, indeed, help those who

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for him. Many employees face difficult working conditions and unsociable

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, which causes

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.

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can relieve

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by making sure

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are consulted and by being willing to support them when unreasonable demands are being made of them.