Causes of stress among employees at Alleluia Natural Drink Company Limited

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to identify the causes of stress among employees of Alleluia Natural Health Drink Company Limited. The research objectives were (1) to assess the nature of stress at the workplace (2) to determine the causes of stress amongst employees of Alleluia (3) to examine the copying strategies of stress amongst employees of Alleluia. The study employed the descriptive cross sectional survey design. Correlation was used to identify the causes of stress among employees of Alleluia. Stratified Random Sampling was used to select a sample from employees. Then simple random sampling was used to select respondents from each selected sample and the study adopted self- administered questionnaire and interview guide to carry on with the research. The study concluded that stress affects employee performance. Furthermore, the study noted that due to stress, employee performance has been affected greatly as evidenced in their late coming at work, delay in writing reports, slow in coordinating activities among others. The study recommended that Allelua National Health Drink should adopt strategies of managing employee occupational stress through reducing workload, emphasizing on work delegation, creating a conducive working environment, and many others. The study also recommended that Allelua National Health Drink should train their employees in order to enhance their performance.