Online Stress Coaching

Why invest in managing stress?

Employers have a legal duty to ensure that all aspects of employee wellbeing – from health & safety at work to fair wages – are taken care of. However, when it comes to work related stress, it’s up to you. Businesses are not legally bound to manage stress levels, or help employees in dealing with stress. However, it’s quite likely that they’ll see some real rewards if they do.

Of course, catching stress symptoms early on and nipping problems in the bud could prevent a severe case of stress later on. Furthermore, reducing stress will inevitably lead to reducing absences, as stress contributes directly and indirectly to many illnesses and periods of sick leave. Finally, taking a proactive and personal approach to managing stress among your employees could lead to greater respect and loyalty in your workforce; you tend to reap what you sow when it comes to investing in people, and that is the intention at the core of the EAP.

HR outsourcing software for stress management

Work related stress has a direct impact on an individual’s general health and wellbeing, often resulting in repeated periods of absence. EAP clients may therefore be interested in Peninsula’s HR software. As well as the usual employment contract templates and tools for managing employers health & safety responsibilities, our HR software toolbox includes an invaluable absence calendar.

Absence management software can help employers spot which staff are taking a suspicious amount of sick leave. Signs of work related stress can include feeling mentally and physically drained, skin complaints or digestion problems, recurring headaches, or simply a lack of motivation, and a reluctance to come into work and face another day of stress.

Of course, it would take a mind reader to spot signs of work related stress if the employee is attempting to keep it bottled up. That’s why our regular online stress tests look for subconscious and psychological indicators, that aren’t visible to the naked eye. A worrying stress test result coupled with absences or poor performance should certainly set alarm bells ringing for employers, but fortunately, those who have invested in an EAP will have the resources at hand to help their employees.