Stress toolkit
The Scottish education union EIS has launched a new toolkit for university lecturers to help combat work-related stress after a survey it commissioned found that 93% of its University Lecturers’ Association (EIS-ULA) members reported experiencing some level of work-related stress and a third (33%) of lecturers said they felt stressed all the time.
Workload has significantly increased in the sector in recent years with serious implications for members’ work-life balance. Many lecturers are increasingly working during evenings, weekends and holiday periods, it says.
The EIS-ULA stress toolkit sets out employers’ responsibilities in protecting their employees from workplace stress, provides advice on how members can identify potential hazards and highlights strategies to reduce the risks.