Employees who feel valued in their workplace are more motivated, more efficient, more productive. Responsibility for creating this environment lies firmly with management. However, staff should not see themselves as victims, argues Claudine Schmitt of Wellbeing at Work sarl. There is nothing new about stress and work-life imbalance; each generation has to face up to its own challenges. The good news is that stress management training is available to the current generation of overworked office staff.
LFF: How many working hours get lost per employee because of stress or a negative environment?
CS: In Europe an average of 30.9 days are lost on an annual basis because of stress related health issues.
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