I organise the annual staff survey where I work, and this year we are particularly interested in capturing data around stress in the workplace. One of the questions for consideration was ‘Do your home circumstances contribute to stress at work?’.
Whereas most of the questions are about causes of stress ‘at’ work, this one stood out as different because of the idea that stressful home situations should be taken into account when considering staff members’ work performance. The further idea is that an employer then has an obligation to take this into account when dealing with an individual. This strikes me as a slippery slope for the employer. Heartless or practical?
What do you think?
patrick v
