Why is early intervention important?
Identifying workplace stressors and implementing interventions during the early phases lessen the harmful effects and provide support to employees to cope with stressful situations. Below are some intervention strategies that employers can consider:
Table 1: Intervention strategies
Objectives |
Prevent harm by managing workplace psychosocial risks |
Manage stress by increasing worker’s coping skills |
Detect and
support employees suffering from stress and burnout |
Examples | Develop skills to build resilience, job design and workload management | Stress management training | Employee-assistance programmes e.g. short-term counselling |
What are the benefits of managing workplace stress?
