Researchers in Scotland suggests that employees who work for bonuses or incentives face higher levels of chronic stress due to the pressure to meet performance targets.
a need for companies utilizing performance-related pay to consider implementing policies to mitigate worker stress.
"Our study provides evidence for physiological wear and tear in PRP workers and is consistent with previous research showing they are more likely to have poor health, including self-reported mental health issues and cardiovascular health issues," Keith Bender, a professor for SIRE Chair in Economics, said in a
. "For the first time, we also demonstrate that PRP employees — particularly men — have higher blood pressure and elevated levels of fibrinogen, both closely associated with chronic stress.", points to several factors for chronic stress in performance-related pay workers, including a need to put forth more effort at work, the pressure to work under time or performance goals, and stress resulting from uncertain income streams.
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