Apparently the top 3 causes of stress are money worries, the nature of our job (pressure / working hours etc), then family and relationship issues – this according to a CIPD survey looking at flexible working and commuting.
Unsurprisingly flexible working is reported to have a significant positive impact on employee’s job satisfaction, perceived work-life balance and reported levels of feeling stress or pressure at work.
The full report is available here if you want more details.
Is flexible working an option in your business? Would your employees find flexible working beneficial? Would that lead to a more motivated workforce? Would it have a positive impact on business productivity, cost effectiveness and efficiency? Could you offer more flexible working solutions that would benefit both employees and the business?
http://www.cipd.co.uk/binaries/employee-outlook-focus-on-commuting-and-flexible-working.pdf