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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Employers take steps to handle workplace stress The effects of stress on employees' workplace productivity The effects of stress on work are numerous. Stress from work is not separate from your personal life stress, it is hard to separate home life and work life. Some common stressors include the economic recession, unemployment, military conflicts around the world, death, relationship problems, and personal addiction. People bring their personal life stresses to work which affects their performance at work, and results in absenteeism, lashing out at co-workers, a decline in productivity, and even losing your job. Research has shown that when an employee is going through a divorce, an employer will lose productivity from that person for a minimum of 18 months that person’s body is there but their efforts and mind are not at work and all of their energy is focused on something outside of the workplace. A US study showed that Americans said their stress had increased over the last year. The top reasons for their stress were: personal finances, the national economy, work, family health problems, housing costs, and relationships. The American Institute of Stress states that stress in the workplace costs U.S. corporations about 300 billion dollars yearly. Managers should look for behaviours that are out of the ordinary for their employees and speak to them about it. Employers can offer help to the employee in order to deal with the problem. Read more here Posted by: suhujitha on 2009-02-04 12:36:04 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Other posts tagged stress, workplace wellness, productivity, eap: · [Jealousy and envy at work are different in men and women] · [Taking a vacation from email decrease stress, increase concentration] · [The psychological risks of health staff working at the ICU and strategies to prevent them] · [Many employee assistance programs lack a comprehensive approach to addressing intimate partner violence] · [Emergency dispatchers suffer from symptoms of PTSD, study reveals] · [Study finds those who feel they must stick with employer become more emotionally exhausted] · [Benefits of taking Fido to work may not be far-fetched] · [Mental health workers: the overlooked victims of 9/11] · [Fear of losing job causes dissatisfaction and lack of commitment] · [Study of employee substance use shows the need for supervisor training] · [How repeated stress impairs memory] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work People who are willing to work hard for rewards had higher release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in areas of the brain known to play an important role in reward and motivation Posted by: danica on 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships How internships are high-impact educational practices that can lead to higher levels of learning than those practices found in traditional classroom settings Posted by: danica on 2012-05-11 10:59:49 Comparing suffering may stop people seeking help for depression and anxiety People make inaccurate judgements about their depression and anxiety symptoms based on their perception of the suffering of those around them Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 11:17:17 Long commutes may be hazardous to health Greater commuting distances are associated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 09:02:31 National U.K. handwashing campaign improved hygiene and reduced infection The more UK hospitals purchased soap and alcohol handrub, the more levels of MRSA and C. difficile went down Posted by: danica on 2012-05-07 09:05:37 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: Hmm. Twitter appears to be pining for the fjords at the moment. Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? Suncor, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization.
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