Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

2024 has been a tricky year for many organisations and businesses – whether it be through having to make significant changes or being affected by the current economic environment. Now is a good time to stop and take stock of how the year has impacted on your people. One great way to do this is through a psychosocial risk assessment.   What’s a psychosocial risk assessment? It looks at all the psychological and social hazards in a workplace that can potentially cause mental or physical harm to your people.   Some easy examples are:   Bullying   Micromanagement   High workloads   Less obvious examples include   Job insecurity   Lack of clear role description   Physical work environment e.g., spending all your working day in the cab of a crane   Psychosocial hazards are a leading cause of mental health problems at work (e.g., stress, depression, anxiety) and also physical health problems (e.g., musculoskeletal problems, high blood pressure, heart problems). Now