{"id":11666,"date":"2022-02-11T09:57:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T13:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/103.72.76.87\/uk\/?post_type=news&p=11666"},"modified":"2022-02-19T15:21:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T19:21:20","slug":"wpo-releases-new-workplace-stress-index-highlighting-top-employee-health-concerns","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.workplaceoptions.com\/id\/news\/wpo-releases-new-workplace-stress-index-highlighting-top-employee-health-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"WPO releases new Workplace Stress Index highlighting top employee health concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Employees reaching out for emotional support for work-related concerns are most likely to cite problems with daily work activities, which include lack of autonomy, conflicting tasks, unclear objectives and lack of clarity regarding their role and mission. This according to the global Workplace Stress Index released today by leading wellbeing provider Workplace Options (WPO). Poor work-life balance was the second most frequently reported issue by employees seeking help.<\/p>\n

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The WPO Workplace Stress Index represents WPO’s analysis of wellbeing data collected over the last nine months from more than seventeen thousand employees of small to Fortune 500 companies.<\/p>\n

The Index identified stress (74 per cent) followed by anxiety (27 per cent) as the leading symptoms self-reported by workers seeking emotional support.<\/p>\n

‘The workplace is experiencing a tremendous amount of disruption related to COVID-19, including supply chain issues, and workforce shortages’, shares Stephen Galliano, WPO’s Chief Customer Officer and a licensed clinical psychologist. ‘It is no surprise that employees are feeling somewhat lost and overwhelmed’.<\/p>\n

Data provides important insight for employers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Workplace Stress Index plays an important role in helping employers to identify and address potential areas for workplace health improvement.<\/p>\n

‘When stress is attributable to resolvable issues like role ambiguity or unclear objectives, there are immediate steps a manager can take to help rectify the situation’, shares Galliano. ‘Even something simple like reviewing with an employee their key job functions and how their contributions support organisational objectives can have a big impact on engagement and emotional wellbeing’.<\/p>\n

According to a recent article<\/a> by WPO counsellor James Sussex, feelings of stress are often indicative of a boundary having been violated. Since separating work from personal life can be a particular problem with remote and hybrid-work models, assisting employees with setting and maintaining boundaries is another way managers can help team members mitigate work-related stress.<\/p>\n

While the Workplace Stress Index is released publicly on a biannual basis, WPO provides its clients with 24\/7 access to anonymised and aggregated data via a dashboard. This tool gives clients the opportunity to compare their workforce needs to that of companies of similar sizes, industries and regions.<\/p>\n

‘This can be transformational for organisations who are committed to prioritising worker wellbeing’, shares Alan King, President and CEO of Workplace Options. ‘While protecting worker anonymity, the dashboard, which also trends concerns related to bullying and trauma, can alert leaders to red flags within their organisation in nearly real time’.<\/p>\n

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Regional differences identified <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The WPO Workplace Stress Index ranks the top four global work-related issues, as referenced by employees, as follows:<\/p>\n