Motion
- Motion title
- Stress
- Session
- 2008-2009
- Meeting link
- Annual Congress
- Meeting date
- 29 May 2009
- Status
- Passed unanimously
- Motion
- 42
- Motion text
Congress is disturbed, but not surprised, at the unacceptably high stress levels found by the 2008 UCU Stress Survey Reports. The HSE questionnaire shows HE, FE and PE respondents fall far below the HSE 'aspirational benchmark' of well-being on the factors of: Demands; Control; Managerial Support; Peer Support; Relationships; Role; Change.
Congress instructs the Executive:
1) to publicise the results, including their use in recruitment;
2) to take appropriate action, including at regional level, to assist Branches to press effectively to reduce stress levels, and to increase well-being on each of the HSE factors. These actions may include
a) Publicising and distributing the Stress Toolkit;
b) Developing best practice” models based on successful initiatives to fight stress;
c) A pilot campaign focussing on institutions with high stress levels;
d) Action on workloads.
3) to carry out surveys at regular intervals, and to report back to Congress to chart progress.
- Proposing body
- Composite
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Other
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2009/C/05-29/124/42