Work-related stress on the rise: report
Lost work time productivity because of depression and substance abuse in Canada is now estimated at $51 billion a year, says Bill Wilkerson, head of the Global Business and Economic Roundtable on Addiction and Mental Health.
But even in a high-stress jobs like policing, the job itself is not the major source of stress, it’s “usually what is going on in the office,” he says.
The biggest source of workplace worries? Boredom, repetition, ludicrous deadlines, layoffs, restructuring, unsafe work environments, sexual harassment, and difficult personality types can all contribute to higher levels of stress.Over the past 20 months, 25 employees of France Télécom have taken their own lives. Several others, including one woman who overdosed during her lunch break, were rescued after they tried to kill themselves.
Many of the company’s employees had to change job positions and location every couple of years, often with little notice, in order to better adapt to a changing market.
To combat this malaise, Labour Minister Xavier Darcos wants the biggest French firms to negotiate anti-stress strategies with unions over the next few months. He also called on small and medium-sized companies to spot problems early, with support from workplace health services.
But, if you're on edge at work, there are ways to take matters into your own hands, according to Marla Brooks, author of Workplace Spells: Everyday Magick on the Job.
Brooks says that there is a spell for any workplace situation and some of them are quite easy to execute.By Gordon Powers, MSN Money
Posted by: Em | Nov 2, 2021 10:50:32 PM
The situation for a regular employe in my friend 's company is crazy and nobody can change it or do anything about it. The employees on the floor have been laid off 7 times since last year, November 2008. The managment laid them off for 2 weeks , then called them back to work for 2 weeks , then laid them off for one week and called them back for a week again , and so on and so on........the emploees are running out of their EI now......I think there should be some control over this by the government . ....it is not fair and maybe the company is using the economy to their advantage ......Eastern Ontario
Posted by: nicole | Nov 10, 2021 6:35:08 PM
or maybe the company is trying to save the company and save the employees jobs. The dollar high and fuel high and revenue canada is always harrassing the employer, not to mention labour board.I know I was there and i was trying to build a company while couldn't do my job as I was too busy with revenue canada in my office
auditing every year.yes I closed down who needs this strees. opened one in the u.s. and never heard a wisper. i retired now and i do say God Bless America.
Posted by: Fabio Ruiz | Nov 10, 2021 9:08:53 PM
I'm really happy doing my job it is beacuse I love what i am doing even if it is not my profession
Posted by: Confused | Nov 10, 2021 9:52:59 PM
Ummm...did anyone read the bottom of this article? The solution is to cast spells? "Magick" isn't real; we're not in a Harry Potter novel. Way to undermine the credibility of this website.