Almost one in three employees in Germany feels exposed to various serious stresses at work at the same time
Deadline pressure, heavy loads, noise or trouble with customers: According to a survey, almost one in three employees in Germany feels that they are simultaneously exposed to various serious stresses at work. In the survey conducted by the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), 31% of respondents stated that they were repeatedly affected by heavy physical work, time pressure, noise, as well as conflicts with colleagues and customers. The "DGB Good Work Index" is based on interviews with more than 6,000 employees who were surveyed between January and April. According to the DGB, the survey is representative of this group.
According to the survey, 86% of respondents experience time pressure very often or often and a further 36% rarely. Heavy physical work is experienced by 56 percent in their job, ambient noise and noise 73 percent, including 40 percent very often or often, and conflicts with colleagues or customers 65 percent, although most only report rare cases.
"As a rule, jobs are characterized by various demands that often occur simultaneously," the study states. Multiple demands are the order of the day. At the same time, 31 percent of all respondents reported all four types of stress.
The more pronounced the workloads, the worse the employees rate their health and future ability to work. Of the employees who have to deal with several physical and psychological stress factors, 39% stated that they were in good health. According to the study, only seven percent of them said that they would be able to continue working under these conditions until retirement age.
In the group of employees who do not have any of the aforementioned stress factors, 71% describe their state of health as good or very good.
Only 38 percent of those surveyed stated that there had been an assessment of the risks to their job in the past two years. The trade union federation pointed out that employers are obliged to do so.
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Despite the high prevalence of job stressors in Germany, only 38% of the surveyed employees reported a risk assessment of their job within the past two years. However, almost half of the employees in Germany are employed in positions with heavy physical loads, a finding that aligns with the survey's results. Regardless, Germany still ranks as one of the countries with the lowest rates of unemployment, employing loads of people in various industries.
Source: www.ntv.de
