THE INFLUENCE OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS ON THE EMPLOYEES: A CASE STUDY OF A MACEDONIAN COMPANY
THE INFLUENCE OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS ON THE EMPLOYEES: A CASE STUDY OF A MACEDONIAN COMPANY

Summary/Abstract: Occupational stress is increasing worldwide in all organizations, professions, employees, employers, families and the society. The goal of this research is to investigate the individual’s differences in the perception of occupational stress among employees in relation to their individual differences such as age, gender, marital status, parenthood, number of children, hierarchical level, department, and working hours with a special focus on employees in a large private company in Macedonia, as well as to investigate the levels of perceived stress among the employees in different departments within the company. It also includes an elaboration of a concept of occupational stress emphasizing differences and similarities in academic understanding of the term occupational stress. The results suggests that the greatest level of stress is experienced in the first group of ages or the employees who are between 30 and 39 years old, who work more than 9 hours per day, who are parents of one child and those employed in technical area, at lower department levels. The study also highlights the practical implications based on the results and enables a better understanding of the demographic and work factors that lead to occupational stress.

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