A group of Swedish researchers found that employees that are subjected to extreme stress at work that involves relationships with their bosses or colleagues tend to go on sick leaves more than those who don’t encounter these problems....
>>>A group of Swedish researchers found that employees that are subjected to extreme stress at work that involves relationships with their bosses or colleagues tend to go on sick leaves more than those who don’t encounter these problems.
Included in the research findings were:
People who called in sick were more likely to have experienced psycho-social problems at work in the past few days than people who did not.
The most common psycho-social problem reported by the people who had called in sick was a ‘very stressful work situation, indicated by more tasks, fewer staff, or a larger field of responsibility than usual.’
Problems in one’s relationships with colleagues and bosses were also associated with a higher incidence of sick leave.
Other stressors, such as harassment, discrimination, and being assigned ‘unpleasant tasks’ were not associated with an increased incidence of sick leave.
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