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U.S. Master™ Wage-Hour Guide, 2007 Edition
Presents a first approach to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), summarizing
the basic legislation, demonstrating how the rules apply to particular
employment situations, and exploring practical aspects of employment arrangements
in light of the federal wage and hour law.
Workers are feeling frazzled in the office, according to a nationwide survey by CareerBuilder.com. More than half of workers said they work under a great deal of stress, and 77 percent said they feel burnout on the job. More than 2,500 workers participated in the study.
Workers most often blame colleagues for their office anxiety, with 16 percent citing difficult co-workers as their primary cause of stress at work. Fifteen percent of participants cited an unrealistic workload as being the cause of their stress, while 11 percent blamed tight deadlines and 10 percent pointed to last-minute projects. Nine percent of participants blamed their career burnout on an overbearing or interfering boss.
"High-pressure work environments are taking their toll on workers' morale," said Rosemary Haefner, vice president of HR for CareerBuilder.com. "Twenty-three percent of workers say they frequently or constantly feel burnout at work. This can be detrimental to both workers, whose health and career progress may suffer, and employers, who pick up the tab in higher insurance costs and lost productivity."
To limit workplace stress, organizations should organize and prioritize. Employees should be encouraged to tackle the more difficult and important tasks first each day to ensure they have time to complete them. Also, employee expectations must be managed, meaning reasonabl short- and long-term goals should be set. Employers should set aside a certain period of time each day to be devoted to returning emails and voicemail messages in an effort to avoid constant interruptions. Finally, organizations should encourage employees to get plenty of sleep, drink lots of water, eat nutritiously and get exercise so as not to neglect their health in the midst of career stress.
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