The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic On Stress Severity and Productivity Among TNB Employees

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak on TNB employees’ severity of stress, specifically psychological distress and depression. It aims at identifying the main stressors during and post COVID-19, examining the main factors which may mitigate or aggravate the impact of COVID-19 on employees’ stress levels, and finally suggesting recommendations to mitigate COVID-19 impact on employees’ mental health. A validated questionnaire and a few interview sessions will be used to collect data from employees in several departments. Some of their problems could be solved by creating more awareness within the organization. We used a combination of terms related to coronavirus or COVID19, workplace, and severity of stress. Due to the limited number of studies on the COVID-19 impact on employees’ severity of stress, we had to draw on research on recent epidemics. The proposed results provide evidence that employees' severity of stress can be identified through three factors of stressors. Lack of communication between employees and employers, the conflict between routine and boundaries between home and work life, and insufficient facilities or equipment are the main factors affecting TNB employees.