Employees stress level assessment: a case of apparel industry

Abstract

Abstract The assessments of employees stress level in garment industry gains vital importance to improve the efficacy of employees. Fuzzy methods are more appropriate than the conventional methods for assessment of stress level. The study demonstrates an application of a multi-grade fuzzy approach to measure employees stress level. This is the first time that the employees stress level assessment framework has been developed in the garment industry sector. Through literature review and expert opinions, sub-factors, factors and enablers of employees stress in workplace were identified and a conceptual model was developed. This study suggests that stress level assessment is essential to identify the current stress level of employees in workplace. This would help the garment industries to reduce its stress level further. In this study the stress level was found to be 4.74; which indicated the case company employees stress level is fair. Finally, the high stress sub-factors were identified to point the way for further improvements.