Causes of Stress. Ways Stress Affect the Body. Journal Article on Stress and Well-being at Work. Video on Concept of Stress. A whopping 92% of working Singaporeans are stressed – and women are prioritising families over themselves, study finds, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore. Pexels.
Over 6 in 10 workers grumble about stressful job load. They even work past the official office hours.
According to JobsCentral, 66% of Singapore workers say that their workload has increased when compared with six months ago, according to a survey conducted by Singapore’s leading online job portal, JobsCentral. Here's more from JobsCentral: Of them, 83.3% said that their work stress has also increased in the last six months, while 1.1% said that stress level has decreased and 15.5% indicated that it has stayed the same. 60% of the respondents reported that they stay in the office for at least an hour after work hours at least three days a week.
One in three (32%) say they bring their work home to complete, 22 per cent say they have worked from home while on sick leave and close to one-fifth (18%) say they have worked while on vacation. “Singapore’s workplace environment is a tough and demanding one. The JobsCentral’s survey results indicate a trend that those who earn more are more inclined to work longer hours. Singapore is 2nd-worst globally for workplace diversity; 1 in 4 workers bullied: Poll, Business News. SINGAPORE - Singapore is the second-worst performing country in terms of workplace diversity and inclusion (D&I) practices, based on a poll of employees in 14 developed countries by Kantar, a data, insights and consulting firm.
Meanwhile, Singtel is the only company from the city-state to make the global top 100 in a separate D&I index by Refinitiv. Almost a quarter (24 per cent) of Singapore workers said they have been bullied in the workplace in the past year, which is among the highest levels in the world, according to Kantar's survey findings, which were released on Tuesday (Sept 17). Singapore employees are also the most likely to be made to "feel uncomfortable" (32 per cent) by their employers, compared with those in other countries polled. The inaugural Kantar Inclusion Index compares employee feedback on their D&I experiences. It interviewed 18,000 people in 14 countries, including 1,050 individuals in Singapore. Following closely behind Canada in the index was the United States. Rates of Employee Burnout in Singapore Among the Highest in the World.
A survey released by Cigna in March 2019, shows that Singaporeans are among the most stressed at work globally, with almost one in eight considering their stress unmanageable.
In Singapore, work is a leading cause of rising stress levels, especially with the ‘always on’ corporate culture, particularly among women, the study suggests. Another study revealed that on average, Singaporeans work 23% longer than the average 48 hours work week. What is corporate burnout, and why employers should put more attention and resources to their employee benefits in Singapore to prevent and fight the work-related stress among their employees?
Singapore ranks 32 out of 40 in new index on work-life balance, Business News. SINGAPORE - Singapore is in the bottom quarter of 40 cities when it comes to work-life balance, according to a new study released on Wednesday (Aug 7).
It comes in 32nd place, though it is ranked higher than the other three Asian cities considered - Hong Kong, Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur. This is in part due to the large amount of time that people here dedicate to their jobs. Singapore was ranked second highest for work intensity, which considers factors such as vacation days taken, paid maternal and parental leave, and the share of full-time employees working more than 48 hours per working week. Chronic Stressors. Example of Chronic Stressor. Video on Chronic Stress. Journal Article on Chronic Stressor. Societal Stressor. Example of Societal Stressor. Video on Societal Stress. Journal Article on Social Stressor. Traumatic Stressor. Example of Traumatic Stressor. Video on Traumatic Stressor. Journal Article on Traumatic Stress. Types and Causes of Stress.
Causes and Effects of Stress. Video on Workplace Mental Wellness. Workplace Burnout. Information on Workplace Stress. Problems Faced by Sandwich Generation. Last month, OCBC Bank launched its OCBC Financial Wellness Index.
The results of this index caught the attention of the public. If you don't already know about this Financial Wellness Index and the insights from it, here's a reading list I recommend to get you started. For those of you who like keeping score, Singapore respondents scored an average of 63 for the index. This coincides with what we would consider a "B" grade on an exam paper, or as how OCBC terms it, the "started but behind" stage of the financial journey.
The results didn't surprise me. At the same time, very few Singaporeans would consider themselves financial experts. One part of the survey that really caught my attention - perhaps because I identified with this group - is the segment about the Sandwich Generation. This portion is insightful. The problem we face isn't a problem that is easy to solve.
For a start, the cost of hiring a maid in Singapore can easily add up to $1,000 a month. This could mean. Family Issues. The signs and symptoms of work-related stress. Ways Stress Affecting Work and Daily Life. Example of Fatigue. Example of Overwork. Effective Coping Strategies. Stress Relieving Activities. Ways to Distress. Workshops on Family Health and Work-Life Balance. SINGAPORE - A new series of workshops fronted by the People's Association - and organised by women for women - will begin in May.
Titled "A Better Me", the workshops will target pregnant women and working mothers with young children. The topics to be covered include women's and family's health and work-life balance. Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources and Health Amy Khor announced this on Sunday (March 31) at this year's International Women's Day conference. "Many women continue to grapple with whether they should devote more time to care for their family instead, and juggle their many roles as wife, mother, daughter, employee or employer, and caregiver," Dr Khor said. "But the irony is that often these women juggling multiple roles have little to no time to take charge of their own health," she added, Speaking at the conference too, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace Fu encouraged more of such collaborations by these women's groups.
More taking courses to deal with stress, relationship problems and depression, Health News. Stress Self Assessment.