Research reveals employees stressed by tech in the workplace

The latest piece of research to be published indicates that a significant number of employees in the UK find the technology that they use in their jobs to be stressful.

According to this research, that applies to over half of them – 56% to be precise. The research was carried out by WalkMe, a global software-as-a-service company. Other findings featured within it include the fact that 20% of workers – which amounts to one out of every five – have experienced mental health problems due to workplace tech worries. Among the symptoms that they cited were feelings of irritability outside of work and ups and downs in their moods.

The same percentage of workers told the study that worries related to technology in the workplace had affected their ability to sleep at night. In total, 1,200 employees across the country took part in the study.

It has ignited a debate about what employee HR services can do to tackle the issue. Matt Pepper from WalkMe stated that they must accept that tech literacy levels will vary and come up with training that meets the needs of each individual, rather than adopting a one-size-fits-all approach.

The workload involved in devising and implementing customised tech training will be a heavy one. Some companies may decide to bring in project management HR assistance from outside, to help with it.

Lauren Hine from the tech skills company AND Digital said that these personalised training programmes should be accompanied by frequent check-ins. That would ensure tech support for employees was ongoing.