Work and Wellbeing in the 21st Century

The standards cover the primary sources of stress at work which are: * Demands-this includes issues such as workload, work patterns and the work environment. * Control-how much say that the person has in the way they do their work. * Support-this includes the encouragement, sponsorship and resources provided by the organisation, line management and colleagues. * Relationships-this includes promoting positive working to avoid conflict and dealing with unacceptable behaviour. * Role-whether people understand their role within the organisation and whether the organisation ensures that they do not have conflicting roles. * Change-how organisational change (large or small) is managed and communicated in the organisation. Human capital management is now seen by many, including the investor community, as an indicator of companies' long term prospects-the wellbeing of an organisation and the wellbeing of its workers are inextricably linked. [...]we had papers which provided data on the efficacy of coping interventions, stress prevention, resolving work-family conflict, enhancing psychological capital and improving the quality of working life.