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Navigating Work- Related Stress

Our compilation of comprehensive resources will offer you guidance, support, and hope. You do not have to face this alone. 

5 Minute Mindfulness Exercise

A grounding exercise like this 5-minutes mindfulness can slow your breathing, slow your heart rate and stop overwhelm in its tracks. It’s not going to solve all your problems but you’ll probably feel better equipped to deal with them.

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Overview of Work-Related Stress

Stress is a term that is widely used in everyday life and most people have some idea of its meaning. Work-related stress is recognised globally as a major challenge to workers’ health, and the health of a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU).

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A Risk Management Approach to Work-Related Stress

Risk management is a four-step process for controlling exposure to health and safety risks associated with hazards in the workplace.

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Implementing a Work-Related Stress Risk Management Process

As well as an important legal duty, risk management for work-related stress can be an organisational improvement strategy.

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Risk Factors for Work-Related Stress

Risk factors for work-related stress are aspects of work that are associated with psychiatric, psychological and/or physical injury or illness.

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Work Demands and Work-Related Stress

Work demands are one of the most common sources of work-related stress. While workers may need challenging tasks to maintain their interest and motivation, and to develop new skills, it is important that demands do not exceed their ability to cope. 

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Levels of Control and Work-Related Stress

This risk factor addresses the level of influence workers have on how they meet their task demands and the way they perform their work in general. 

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Support from supervisors and/or Co-Workers Regarding Work-Related Stress

Support provided by supervisors and peers can cushion the stress responses people might otherwise experience when their jobs are demanding and they feel they do not have control over those demands.

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Role clarity, Role Conflict and Work-Related Stress

Poor role definition arises from a lack of clarity in workers’ objectives, key accountabilities, their co-workers’ expectations of them and the overall scope or responsibilities of their job

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Managing Relationships and Work-Related Stress.

Relationships with bosses, peers and subordinates can positively or negatively affect the way a worker feels. Wherever groups of people work together, it’s likely that some conflict will arise from time to time.

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Recognition and Reward: Minimising Work-Related Stress

Rewarding workers’ efforts and recognising their organisational contributions and achievements as individuals and teams, are essential to minimising the risk of work-related stress.

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Managing Change and Work-Related Stress

Change is an inevitable aspect of organisational life and can be essential for future growth. However, poor management of the change process can lead to workers feeling anxious and uncertain about aspects of their work or employment status.

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Organisational Justice and Work-Related Stress

Organisational justice refers to workers’ perceptions of fairness at work. Procedural fairness relates to how procedures are implemented and relational fairness relates to the degree of dignity and respect given to workers.

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Work-Related Stress. Psychological health for Small Business

The law says that everyone working or coming into a workplace has a legal responsibility to look after their own health and safety and the health and safety of others at the workplace.

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