Market Research employees talk about workplace stress
Thursday June 28, 2007
The stress and anxiety survey also revealed that, as well as the direct impact on employees, health risks can also have a direct cost impact on employers as a result of:
- WorkCover claims for stress
- Transaction costs of WorkCover claims
- Increased turnover
- Decreased quality of output; and
- Decreased productivity.
As part of the survey, employees were asked questions about their experience at work. Several responses outlined the potential cost to both employees and employers from stress and anxiety:
Potential WorkCover claims:
“In early January I saw my GP due to workplace stress and then went to see a clinical psychologist to help me deal with my anxiety and stress.”
Increased turnover:
“People have recently left because [they are] very unhappy.”
“Staff do not get told they no longer have a job, they just don’t get called for any more shifts. Sometimes this is on a personal basis, not work related.”
Decreased quality of output:
“I was not able to raise issues as I felt my job was under threat if I complained about things.”
“The last two times I was monitored for observation report I could hardly hear the respondents.”
Decreased productivity:
“In late 2006 I was absent from work for around a week due to work place stress.”
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