Occupational stress and employee performance among employees in Kawempe Division, Kampala District

Abstract

The study set out to assess occupational stress and employee performance among employees in Kawempe division, Kampala district. It was guided by a total of three objectives which were; to find out the causes of occupational stress in Shalowil holdings ltd, to investigate the relationship between stress and performance and to establish the measures to curb stress. A sample of six respondents was used The study was carried out using an interview guide and the results were analyzed using thematic analysis approach. The study concluded that there are a number of factors leading to occupational stress in Shalowil Holdings Ltd. Role overload was found out to be the major cause of occupational stress in Shalowil while absenteeism was the major impact of occupational stress in Shalowil and lastly involving employees in decision making was the most effective measure of reducing stress at Shalowil holdings limited. The results from the study show that the negative factors that stressed employees had a negative effect on their performance. The researcher recommends management to make sure that work assigned to employees is split such that it suits personal strengths, and this can be done by clearly indicating and defining each worker’s responsibilities while at the job so as occupational stress can be reduced