It all adds up to a gutload of stress. Some experts believe that the region's economic crisis is not a temporary phenomenon, but is in fact the harbinger of an era in which employment will become permanently less stable. Similar management practices will proliferate in Asia, according to Ng. Ng predicts performance-conscious companies will be more closely monitoring their employees for stress, even if that means paying greater attention to their lives outside the workplace. But some bosses may be quicker to fire those whose work quality deteriorates due to trouble on the home front.
Employees can cope by being as careful about selecting employers as the other way around.
In coming years, being able to screen good employers from bad may become one of the most important skills a worker can possess. Of course, that's providing job-seekers have the luxury of choice. Temporary and contract workers often have little bargaining power and they are offered fewer benefits. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you.