It is easy to see the effects of stress on a business, but often much harder to realise that stress is happening right under our nose and do something about it before those effects become blatantly apparent. Stress is a factor in almost any job but putting pressure on people to do the right job at the right time doesn't necessarily have to translate into stress. Often employees will not flag up such issues until it is too late, and cutting stress will help improve efficiency all round, so it is a huge benefit to everyone.
A lot of stress comes from overworking and not setting priorities. Having a huge amount of work to do can be extremely daunting and just giving out work with no reasonable expectations on when it should be completed can put huge and often unnecessary pressure on staff. Giving your staff a clear indication of what needs to be done and when can help them set a much better plan of action. This will also help them feel like they don't have to put in excessive hours, another factor which will almost certainly lead to massive amounts of stress.
Whilst work needs to be done, giving people room to breathe will make them much more efficient. Having someone breathing down your neck constantly only serves to make people feel uncomfortable and in turn stressed, without increasing the quality of people's work.
OH Recruitment companies may be able to help too. Those with jobs in occupational health can help point out specific ways to reduce all kinds of problems within your own work environment from physical health and safety to mental health issues such as excessive stress. OH Recruitment works both ways, and those who are able to fully understand the intricacies involves in keeping stress to a minimum and keeping health and safety levels very high may well even thrive more in jobs in occupational health than in their current setting.