Work-Related Stress: Causes, Effects, and Solutions

This report explores the causes, effects, and solutions of work-related stress in the UK. It includes a cause-and-effect analysis, PESTLE analysis, and evaluation of alternative solutions. The report emphasizes the importance of reducing stress to increase productivity and employee morale.

Problem Solving and
Decision Making

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.............................................................................................................................3
Nature and impact of the complex problem on employees and their organisations..............3
A research-informed cause-and-effect analysis of the complex problem..............................4
A PESTLE analysis of the macro-environmental factors contributing to the complex
problem..................................................................................................................................4
An evaluation of alternative solutions to work-related stress with an aim of choosing the
most appropriate solution among these alternatives..............................................................5
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES...........................................................................................................................7
Books and Journals:...............................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
This report aims to know about the work-related stress in the organisation in the UK.
This stress is a very big problem for any organisation because it reduces the organisation's
productivity and increases the employee turnover ratio (Klein and Crandall, 2018). This
report aims to understand the work-related stress in the organisation or employee stress. This
report includes the cause and effect of work-related stress in the organisation. By PESTEL
analysis what effect in this sector company understand or company know about the solution
come in this report. It is very important for any organisation to take some powerful decisions
for stress management that will increase company productivity or increase goodwill.
MAIN BODY
Nature and impact of the complex problem on employees and their organisations.
Work-related stress is a growing bigger problem around the world. It affects not only
the health but also the work in the environment of an organisation. Organisation productivity
is also reduced day by day the result is the organisation's goodwill is down and the employer
turnover ratio is increased (Lassoued, Awad and Guirat, 2020). Work stress when arise
demand of various type and combination exceed a person's capacity and capability to cope. It
is caused by various events. If the demand for a job is greater than they are comfortable
managing and conflict with a co-worker, constant change and threat to job security, potential
redundancy is the work-related stress source.
Its effect on employees in two ways first is physical and the second is physiological.
Physical stress includes noise, poor office and work layout, poor lighting. The second
physiological factor is high job demand, inflexible working hours, job insecurity and
harassment, bullying. Workplace stress does not affect the worker but also affects company
performance. This stress will result in the form of the disease because when workers did not
lead under this stress they affect the body. The stress reduces productivity, increases
absenteeism and presentism due to this the employee takes leave from the organisation. Due
to this the
Workload come on the other shoulder and other employees will also affect this work-
related stress. Work-related stress increases loss in the company. It increases higher turnover
and increases worker absenteeism and disability pay-out which reduce the productivity of the

company. In the company some other conflict arises, that is lack of two-way communication
which also reduces productivity.
A research-informed cause-and-effect analysis of the complex problem.
Cause of work related stress
 Overload of work: Individuals feel demanded of their workload and associated time
pressure it is a source of pressure. Unrealistic deadlines and expectations will result in
workload due to this company reducing its productivity.
 Work relationship: It also affects business productivity. When a company employee
did not talk to subordinates there is a lack of communication and lack of support from
others (Shoesmith and et.al., 2022). Aggressive management style increase the
conflict between management and employees if management is aggressive so the
employee didn’t ask any question it will mistake in production.
 Job security: Temporary jobs increase tension in an employee when the employer
removes the employee. Job change source of pressure due to change the employee not
understand the working style of the new company and company hire most talented
employee than other it is the biggest insecurity of another employee work
relationship: It also affects business productivity. When a company employee did not
talk to subordinates there is a lack of communication and lack of support from others.
Aggressive management style increases the conflict between management and
employees if management is aggressive so the employee didn’t ask any question it
will mistake in production.
Effect of work related stress
 When the organisation did not control work-related stress that will result in form of
reduced health in physical (Walton, Toniolo and Norman, 2020). Many diseases occur
with low blood pressure, heart attaché, sleeping disturbance.
 Due to stress, an employee is emotionally weak they are depressed anxiety occurs.
Lack of concentration occurs due to low morale in the stressful atmosphere because of
this poor decision Making arises. Increase employee complaints and increase ill-
health.

A PESTLE analysis of the macro-environmental factors contributing to the complex problem.
 Political factor: More employees are replacing by the organisation. Employers and
organisations are found new talent even they don’t want to replace them. HR
implemented talent-based management. Political factors include the government rules
and regulations which imposed on company some time government imposed higher
taxation due to company paying higher tax will result stress on the company.
 Economical factor: Interest rate, availability of capital, inflation rate, foreign
exchange rate affect the supply and demand of the business (Hallo and Nguyen,
2021). It is important to consider this factor because this increased demand and
workload in simple terms overload employee.
 Social: It affects hard facts such as population growth rate and demographic. By this
factor, the company increase their profitability through the use of holidays.
 Technology: This factor affects the company's innovation. This factor is very fast-
moving because new technology increases the productivity of the company.
 Legal: The Company do across border business the legal factor. It increases the stress
of workers as they need to handle cross border functions as well.
 Environment: The climate or weather affects the company external environment.
Currently, it is identified that sustainability is becoming a trend which is necessary to
adopt by each and every organisation. For that reason, it is crucial for every
employees that they need to focus on their working style which increases pressure on
them in order to achieve the sustainability.
An evaluation of alternative solutions to work-related stress with an aim of choosing the most
appropriate solution among these alternatives.
A primary factor that measures to prevent stress removing or reducing potential stress.
First redesigning the work environment and motivated employees. Take a nap time and break
between work times. Increasing employee participation in the working environment and
decision-making process. Innovate the working criteria to increase the employee motivation
to do extra work without any stress. Cleary design tasks did not give any load on the
employee because of this they enjoy their work. An employer must give work to employees
according to their job specifications and increase time resources for completing their work.
An employer must give an appraisal to an employee regarding their work promotion and
reward give also. An employer must eliminate the physical hazard. Employers trained
employees according to their work give them new technology. Giving them cognitive

behavioural therapy. Routine checks up must be in the working environment. Redesigning the
work and giving the small task to complete organisation projects will increase the employee
morale they opt decisions according to their work. Every organisation should be providing an
employee assistance program to the affected employee.
CONCLUSION
It can be concluded from the above discussion that employees stress is a very big
problem and the company want to reduce it effectively. They give some major options to
reduce this stress in the above discussion. By the discussion of PESTEL Analysis, company
must understand all factors which affect the company's external and internal environment.
The report gives solutions also regarding work-related stress that how to reduce this stress.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Hallo, L. and Nguyen, T., 2021. Holistic View of Intuition and Analysis in Leadership
Decision-Making and Problem-Solving. Administrative Sciences, 12(1), p.4.
Klein, G. and Crandall, B.W., 2018. The role of mental simulation in problem solving and
decision making. In Local applications of the ecological approach to human-
machine systems (pp. 324-358). CRC Press.
Lassoued, K., Awad, A. and Guirat, R., 2020. The impact of managerial empowerment on
problem solving and decision making skills: The case of Abu Dhabi
University. Management Science Letters, 10(4), pp.769-780.
Shoesmith, W.D., and et.al., 2022. Development of a scale to measure shared problem-
solving and decision-making in mental healthcare. Patient Education and
Counseling.
Walton, D., Toniolo, A. and Norman, T.J., 2020. Dialectical models of deliberation, problem
solving and decision making. Argumentation, 34(2), pp.163-205.