Stress at work
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Sources of help and assistance
- University Occupational Health Service: Provides information, tools and individual advice regarding stress and provides counselling upon request. There is no need to contact your manager to sign up for counselling. However, you can choose to be referred by your manager if you prefer.
- University People and Organisational Development courses : Provides training centred around personal development and the management of stress.
- Oxford University IT Services: Provide various courses to support learning computer skills.
- The Language Centre: Provide support for those individuals for whom English is not their first language.
- Staff representation bodies: The University works closely with the recognised trade unions on new initiatives and policies which affect staff. The staff representatives also have an important role in ensuring staff welfare and are able to provide advice and assistance to staff on an individual basis.
- Support for disabled staff: Advice on support for disabled staff can be sought from the University's Disability Office.
- Bullying and harassment: If you consider that you are experiencing bullying or harassment at work please refer to our harassment and bullying pages for more information.
Further information
- University policy document on work-related stress: University established standards for managers and staff on the prevention and management of work-related stress.
- Staff guidance on the prevention and management of work-related stress: A series of helpful pages from Personnel Services on how to prevent and manage stress.
- Health and Safety Executive: A series of webpages dedicated to work-related stress.