Employee motivation: Work and financial stress are interconnected, says expert

Date: 02/06/2011

Employee motivation is threatened by the combination of work and financial stress, which are "very much interconnected", an expert has said.

Terri Bodell, the Stress Doctor, has explained that work and money are the "two primary factors" for stress.

Ms Bodell said that the continued threat of redundancy has made this link even more prominent, and more people stressed.

In fact, research from cancer charity Everyman has found that the average British adult spends around 36 minutes a day worrying.

"[People are] still worried about how to make ends meet, how to pay their bills and mortgage. There's not a lot of spare cash around.

"As a result, with work issues and the fact that we're still not fully out of the recession, there is still the concern of redundancy."

Yesterday it was suggested that effective communication in the workplace can boost staff morale, as it helps workers feel like they matter and are involved.

Posted by Jo Morgan 

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