Work together
One of the best ways of combating stress is to promote an organisational culture based on co-operation rather than confrontation.
Joint working groups are a common way of getting employers and employees working together. They are similar in make-up to consultative committees but they are usually set up to consider and suggest ways of resolving specific issues affecting the organisation, for instance a high rate of labour turnover or problems with the pay system.
The benefits of joint working Joint working groups have many of the advantages of other sorts of representation and provide the opportunity for maximum involvement of both management and employee representatives in considering particular issues. They also: