Employers across industries are obsessively searching for new ways to keep employees engaged and happy at work. But not every corner of the workforce is attracting appropriate attention.
Forty-seven percent of industrial workers — a term that includes employees in such trades as transportation services and warehousing — are stressed at their jobs, according to a recent report conducted by safety insights platform StrongArm Technologies and research firm YouGov. Twenty-four percent of respondents said the strain is having a negative effect on their mental health, while 29% said it is taking a toll on their physical health, too.
