Workplace stress in Ireland
By: written by Joe Armstrong.
Contributors: Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
Publisher: Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
First sentence: Work-related stress is a crucial issue for workers and employers alike.
Description: This booklet looks at workplace stress, stress in the Irish workplace, job stress as a major problem, the impact of job stress, the obligations on employers to prevent job stress, working conditions as the primary cause of job stress, work-related stressors, how job stress damages your health, looking out for job stress, the business argument for reducing job stress, the effects of organisational sources of stress, characteristics of low stress and high productivity workplaces, how to reduce work-related stress, what to do about organisational stressors, simple risk assessment for job stress, risk assessment for stress for large organisations, sample workplace, useful contacts and further reading.