JOB STRESS AMONG RAILWAY EMPLOYEES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO KOLLAM RAILWAY STATION

Indian railway is the biggest public sector industry in India. The success of the industry mainly depends on the work forces. But they face a lot of problems. The employees in the Indian railway are experiencing a tremendous amount of pressure at the work place. Increased workloads, overtime, hostile work environment and shift work are just a few causes of stressful working conditions (Neethu Mohan & Athira Sivaraman,2017). In this context it is essential to study the occupational stress of railway employees. This is very important to control and take measures to reduce the stress because work stress may lead to family problems, health issues (mental health and physical health), social problems etc. The stress is consuming issue in present day society (Jecintha Sathiyavathi& Dr. M. Muthupandi (2021). Employee health is substantially affected by work, and work is affected by employees' health as well (Aslihan & ayfer,2021). The physical working environment also gives rise to work load including noise, uncomfortable conditions of train platforms etc. Railway employees struggles to balance the job and family responsibilities. Hence the study has focused on the work stress of railway employees, factors affecting stress, effect of stress among employees and how the stress is related to age level.