Live Online
01 July 2025 - 02 July 2025
Introduction
Stress is one of the leading causes of sickness absence in the
workplace. It affects individuals, their families and colleagues by
impacting on their health, but it also has an impact on employers
resulting in sickness absence, the additional cost of replacement
staff, lost production and increased accidents.
As well as the moral imperative, employers have a legal duty to
protect employees from stress at work by doing an organisational
level risk assessment and acting on it. There is plenty of
evidence that taking action to protect and promote mental health in
the workplace can be cost-effective.
Workplaces that promote good mental health and reduce work
stress are more likely to reduce absenteeism, improve performance
and productivity, boost staff morale and motivation, retain staff
and minimise tension and conflict between colleagues.
However, in HSE's experience, managers, supervisors and leaders
often feel at a loss to know how to tackle this huge issue: where
to start, how to have meaningful conversations with their team;
even how to challenge whether their own organisations is doing
enough.
This experience aligns with World Health Organisation (WHO)
findings, whose global guidelines on mental health and work
highlight the pivotal role line managers play and the importance of
equipping managers with the tools to support their workers.
This one day online course (delivered over two half-days) is
designed to increase delegates' confidence and competence in
managing work-related stress at the organisational, team and
individual level and provides advice on fostering a supportive
working environment.
Learning outcomes
Delegates will be provided with information that will help them
to:
- Understand HSE's approach to managing stress and mental health
at work
- Become familiar with HSE's Management Standards and how they
can support their organisation's workplace stress and mental health
strategy
- Spot the signs of stress in their team (both face-to-face
and remotely)
- Recognise the competencies that enable managers to become more
effective at managing stress in their teams
- Gain insight into their personal competencies as a manager
- Reflect how they might adapt their approach to managing stress
in their team
- Have constructive conversations with their peers about how to
ensure their organisation focuses primarily on prevention and
organisational level solutions
- Understand the different types of interventions required to
manage stress at work
- Identify practical tools to manage stress at the organisational
and team level
- Reflect on actions that they could take to improve
What the course will cover
This course provides delegates with the building blocks that
will help them foster a supportive working environment.
Delegates will learn about the differences between pressure and
stress, how to spot the signs of stress in their team (in person
and remotely) and about burnout and its relationship to stress.
Delegates will examine HSE's recommended organisational approach to
stress risk assessment and become familiar with HSE's Management
Standards for stress. The course will develop the delegate's
personal approach to managing work-related stress by getting them
to reflect on their own behaviour and management style. They will
have an opportunity to complete a self-assessment tool to help them
review their personal approach. This session also provides
delegates with a number of practical tools and techniques for
managing stress at the team level, including how to structure
conversations around stress and/or mental health, the types of
interventions to consider and the importance of listening.
The course is delivered over two half-day sessions. During both
sessions there is time to share thoughts and best practice with
other delegates in order to enhance the learning experience.
Who should attend?
The course is designed for line managers, HR managers,
supervisors, team leads, occupational health managers or those
responsible for individual case management and risk assessment for
stress.
Live online course information
Our
live online training courses are taught in real-time, allowing
you to have a direct dialogue with our experts, a high level of
interaction with the other attendees and lots of opportunities to
ask questions - just as you would in a real classroom.
All you will need is an internet-connected computer, laptop or
tablet with a webcam and microphone. Before you book, you can check
that you meet the
Zoom system requirements and run a diagnostic test to ensure the
software is compatible with your firewall settings.
Price
£580 per person (includes digital training resources and
certificate of attendance).
Book Course
Please note that all courses must be paid for via credit
card at the time of booking.
Some of our training courses can also be delivered
in-company, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Email: HSEtraining@hse.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)203 028 3704
Back to HSE Health and Safety Training Grouped Courses