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.


www.eis.org.uk/images/ula/Guidance%20policies/EIS-ULA%20Workplace%20Stress%20Toolkit%20Final%20update2.pdf