Stress in the workplace has been widely recognised as a significant business concern. Existing research has highlighted the negative impact it can have in the economy through symptoms such as high staff turnover, high absenteeism, bullying, staff burnout and poorer individual and organisational performance.

Organisations need to know who is at risk within their business and what is causing the problem.  

Carrying out a stress audit

Morency uses a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods and tools that are applicable to all types of organisation and are based on the HSE Stress Management Guidelines. These tools help organisations identify the potential causes of stress at work and identify which departments are most at risk.

Developing a Stress Policy

Depending on the size of the organisation Morency will work with you to develop a formal or informal stress policy.

Our stress policies have included: 

• Encouragement and commitment from senior management
• A mixture of quantitative & qualitative data gathering methods
• Focus group research to feed back into policy
• Training of managers in HSE guidelines and risk assessment of stress
• Recognition of good management practice and training when necessary
• Informative risk assessment work
• Guidelines for managers to follow if stress is identified
• Proactive stress management training for all either training courses, videos
• Stress management literature for referral purposes
• Regular reviews