Employers in the South East are being urged to understand the importance of work related stress.
The Health and Safety Authority has launched a new campaign highlighting the issue.
A 2016 study by the ERSI found that stress, anxiety and depression are the second highest causes of work related illness.
Patricia Murray, Organisational Psychologist with the Health and Safety Authority says “Employees behave differently to their ‘normal’ behaviour when under high levels of stress. They can be angrier, more confrontational, show less time for others and impose an urgency on situations which is unrealistic and tense for those around them.
She continued "they can withdraw and become evasive or prone to upset and over time easily overcome by even minor challenges. This type of behavior is clearly unproductive for the individual and difficult for their colleagues to deal with, but it’s also bad for business"
The new campaign includes a radio advertisement, outdoor formats and a digital / social media element running over the next two weeks.
For more information visit www.hsa.ie or www.workpositive.ie.
