Workplace Wellbeing: Getting the stress balance right 

Stress is an inevitable part of work and can help us to perform at our best but we need to keep it in check to protect our health 

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WE’RE stressed out at work. That’s according to a recent poll by recruitment firm
Robert Walters, which asked 2,000 Irish workers if they had suffered from recurring workplace-related stress in the past year. Six in 10 responded with a resounding yes. A third said they experienced stress very often, 27% somewhat often and 31% sometimes, while 9% said they hadn’t experienced any recurring stress at work.

Are such stress levels a cause for concern? Not necessarily, says Dr Jolanta Burke, a chartered psychologist and senior lecturer at the Centre for Positive Health Sciences at the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences.