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Employee Stress any type of change that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain to an
employee.
It can be caused by various factors.
Factors that Can Cause Stress to an Employee

a) The Way Employees are treated by their bosses/supervisors or company.
When the Employer does not treat well his employees this will cause stress to them. Like
using a harsh language, discriminating and even when you disrespect them. So if they are
treated negavatively this will make them be stressed.
b) Heavy Workload
Employees who have too much workload to do tend to suffer from poor work life and poor
work performance because they can not finish alot of work on time, So this will lead them
from having higher stress level.
c) Working environment
If there is lack of motivation, harrasment by co-workers or clients, lots of workplace politics,
lack of recognition for achievements, poor safety at workplace this will lead to higher stress
to the employees.
d) Long hours
This is longer than usual working hours and putting overtime on work this this result to
stress, burnout and depression it even cause health diseases like backpain.
e) Changes within the organization

Organization change happens when an organization decides to change its structure,
strategies, culture, policies, technology, or even its core values. So some of this changes may
cause stress to employees
f) Job insecurity
This occurs when workers employment is less than stable. This will cause stress to an
employee because he will like he can lose his job at any time.
g) Poor communication
It occurs when there is discrepancy between what is said and what is heard. This happens
where there is misunderstanding between people who are communicating. And
understanding is no longer mutual, this leads to employee stress.
h) Change of duties
A changes of staff duties must be reasonable within the scope of their position. If the
changes happen to be unreasonable it could be seen as redundancy or termination and this
will affect the employee and he will get stressed.
Result of employee stress on Employees

a) Sleep disturbance
This change of sleeping habits to a person and this can cause ill healthy to an employee. It
may lead an employee to have an habit of coming late at work.
b) Depression
It a common mental disorder. This makes an employees having persistent sadness and lack
of interest or pleasure in doing some activities.
c) Poor decion making
It is an employee failure to make good decisons or to decide good measurement on what to
do towards a certain situation that has occured or will occur so as to have a preffered
outcome.
d) Loss of concentration
This is the decline of focus of an employee towards certain activities. So an employee will fail
to have a good focus on work due to stress.
e) Isolation
This is when employees lacks social contanct and having few people to interact with. This is
also a result of employee stress.
f) Unpunctuality
Employees will begin to be regularly late at work because they do not feel comfortable at
work due to stress. And even they will be unpuctual on submitting work or reports at work.
g) Lack of motivation
Stress may lead to low motivation and this can bring depression and anxiety to employees.
Result of Employee Stress on Organization

a) High absenteeism
There wil be a high number of absentees in the organization. And this may result to higher
costs to employers.
b) High labour turnover

There will be higher rate employees who leaves the company and being replaced by new
employees. Due to employee stress people will be working in a very short time of period in
the organization.
c) Poor time keeping

This is how bad employees is at arriving at work, meetings, in submttimg given tasks and not
at the agreed time.
d) Poor performance and productivity

The performance and productivity of an organization will fall below the ruquired standard of
the organisation.
e) Low morale
Low employee morale at workplace hinders productivity and performance. The employees
will be meeting deadlines but the work will be uninspired and lacking innovation.
f) Poor motivation
The employees will lack motivation and not be able to perform their duties well in the
organization.
g) Increased employee complaints

Employee complaints will increase like lack of communication, unfair pays, bosses playing
favorites, and work life balance concerns.
h) Incease ill health accidents and incidents reports.
There will be alot of accidents at workplace and incidents.
Stress Management
It is important for employers to recognise work related sterss as a significant health and safety issue
A company can and should take steps to ensure that employees are not subjected to unnecessary
stress include
a) Ensure a safe working environment
b) Make sure that everyone is properly trained for their job
c) Discuss issues and grievances with employees and take appropiete action when possible
d) Encourage an environment where employees have more say over duties, promotional
prospects and safety
e) Organise to have a human resource manager
f) Cut down on the need for overtime by recorgnising dutied or employing extra staff

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Employee Stress any type of change that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain to an

Factors that Can Cause Stress to an Employee

e) Changes within the organization

Result of employee stress on Employees

Result of Employee Stress on Organization

b) High labour turnover

c) Poor time keeping

d) Poor performance and productivity

g) Increased employee complaints

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