Navigating workplace stresses in a time of economic uncertainty.

The South African Reserve Bank's recent decision to raise borrowing costs is likely to deepen the financial strain on households, compounding the wider reverberations of fuel-driven price increases across the economy.

Against this backdrop, levels of anxiety and stress amongst South Africans may well intensify.

For employers, the implications resonate in equal measure across both the human and operational dimensions of the workplace.

While the current crisis-driven workplace response is unlikely to be anywhere as severe as the Covid-19 lockdown, the ripple effects will be felt.