ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on all levels of society, including workers. Around 80% of workers experience symptoms of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Workload and work-family conflict (multiple role conflicts) can trigger work stress. This study aimed to determine the relationship between workload and work-family conflict with work stress on workers on Java during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This study used a cross-sectional study design. There were 436 respondents, obtained through the accidental sampling method. Data collection was carried out online using google form in October 2020. Multivariate analysis was carried out using multiple logistic regression tests. The results showed that 47.2% of workers experienced high levels of stress. The results of multivariate analysis that have been controlled with variables of age, marital status, type of work, length of work, and average income indicate that the workload (AOR = 2.55, 95% CI = 1.71-3.80) and work-family conflict (AOR=7.33, 95% CI = 4.72-11.37) was significantly associated with the incidence of work stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The conclusion in this study is that workload and work-family conflict are related to the stress level of workers. The high level of work-family conflict is the most dominant factor related to the stress level of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study recommends the importance of stress management for workers during a pandemic to prevent work stress.