CIPP Payroll: need to know 2019-20

• The most commonly cited cause of stress and/or anxiety for employees is their workload (60%), followed by the way they are managed (42%) and balancing home and work life (35%) • Employees who feel stressed tend to take time out to manage it, such as having a cup of tea or going for a walk (41%). More than a quarter (28%) don’t do anything, and the same proportion use annual leave, with far fewer (15%) opting to take sick leave • A third (33%) of employees think that ‘a reduced workload’ would help with feeling less stressed and/or anxious, followed by ‘better flexible working opportunities’ (26%) and ‘more clarity around what is required from me for my job role’ (23%) • Less than half (43%) of employees would talk to their manager in the event of being stressed and/or anxious at work, and more than one-infive (22%) would not talk to anyone at work • A large majority (72%) of employees think that it is a manager’s role to recognise and address stress and anxiety in the workplace; 60% said the same of an individual themselves; 31% think their colleagues; and 28% said HR

The poll found the solutions named by the employees very much mirror the causes:

• 33% think that a reduced workload would help them feel less stressed • 26% pointed to better flexible working opportunities • 23% said that more clarity around what is required would help

Read the full workplace policy paper ‘Stress and anxiety at work: personal or cultural?’

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Employers not doing enough to keep pregnant women safe at work 23 May 2019

New guidance by the TUC and Maternity Action has been published to help protect new and expectant mothers in the workplace.

The TUC and Maternity Action have warned that employers are not doing enough to protect pregnant women at work and have published new guidance which details steps bosses should be taking to keep female staff safe during and after pregnancy.

The new guide says there are clear laws in place to protect new and expectant mothers but warns that many bosses don’t know what they should be doing or are ignoring their legal responsibilities.

Research by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) found that two in five (41%) expectant mothers felt that there was a risk to their health or welfare at work during pregnancy.

The guide highlights the risks new and expectant mothers face and suggests ways bosses can keep their pregnant staff safe including:

• making workstations like desks and checkouts more comfortable • changing workload or hours to reduce stress • varying starting and finishing times to make commuting easier • agreeing an increase in breaks to visit the toilet and drink more fluids.

The guide also sets out what employers need to do when a new mum returns to work, and how bosses can support their female staff with breastfeeding and expressing milk.

Full details can be found on the TUC’s website.

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