{"id":539,"date":"2009-12-21T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-21T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.wpdude.com\/test\/?p=539"},"modified":"2009-12-21T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-21T11:30:00","slug":"small-business-owners-and-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.integrationtraining.co.uk\/blog\/2009\/12\/small-business-owners-and-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Owners and Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8vF1TTyV5ww\/Sy6k75sBhrI\/AAAAAAAAB4o\/_XoyZDnSaUM\/s1600-h\/stress_at_work.jpg\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417448750777992882\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8vF1TTyV5ww\/Sy6k75sBhrI\/AAAAAAAAB4o\/_XoyZDnSaUM\/s400\/stress_at_work.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>Here is the latest the HSE has for small business owners (and SME&#8217;s in general) on stress: <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key messages<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everyone in the organisation has responsibility for tackling <a id=\"httpwwwhsegovukstressfurtheradvicewrshtmWorkrelatedstress\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/stress\/furtheradvice\/wrs.htm\" jquery1261347889165=\"177\">Work related stress<\/a>[1], involving unions, staff representatives and employees is critical to raise awareness and improve employee health &amp; well being. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Employers underestimate the extent to which employees are suffering from stress or other forms of mental illness. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Most organisations will have some form of stress-related problems, the key is to find out where and what the problems are, and how and why they happen. The <a id=\"httpwwwhsegovukstressstandardsindexhtmManagementStandards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/stress\/standards\/index.htm\" jquery1261347889165=\"178\">Management Standards<\/a>[2] help you decide how to make changes and is a way measure performance. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Recognise <a id=\"httpwwwhsegovukstressfurtheradvicewrshtmWorkrelatedstress\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/stress\/furtheradvice\/wrs.htm\" jquery1261347889165=\"179\">Work related stress<\/a>[3] is a legitimate health and safety issue and can be dealt with like any other health and safety risk. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>You may play a critical role in specifying task and job requirements and allocating individual job roles, your actions and behaviour could have an impact on the quality of working life of your team. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>You should play a major role in communication ensuring information goes both ways between senior staff and employees. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/stress\/roles\/representatives.htm?ebul=stress\/aug09&amp;cr=02\">CONT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the latest the HSE has for small business owners (and SME&#8217;s in general) on stress: Key messages Everyone in the organisation has responsibility for tackling Work related stress, involving unions, staff representatives and employees is critical to raise awareness and improve employee health &amp; well being. Employers underestimate the extent to which employees are suffering from stress or other forms of mental illness. Most organisations will have some form of stress-related problems, the key is to find out where and what the problems are, and how and why they happen. 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