Finds that job stress is a serious threat to the quality of working life(QWL) of health-care employees and can cause hostility, aggression, absenteeismand turnover, as well as reduced productivity. Attempts to gain a betterunderstanding of the relationships between job stress and QWL of employees, andtheir impact on turnover intention at Isfahan hospitals, Iran. Employs across-sectional research design, using a validated questionnaire to collect datafrom hospital employees. Finds that, overall, 26 percent of employees gradedtheir job stress high. Finds major sources of stress to be inadequate pay,inequality at work, too much work, staff shortage, lack of recognition andpromotion prospects, time pressure, lack of job security and lack of managementsupport. Finds an inverse relationship between job stress and QWL among hospitalemployees. Finds the most important predictor of QWL to be disturbance handling,followed by job pride, job security and job stress. Discusses that, while QWLwas negatively associated with turnover intentions, job stress was positivelyrelated to employees’ intention to quit. Concludes that, since job stresshas a strong correlation with employee QWL and turnover intention, it is veryimportant to apply the right human resources policies to increase employees’QWL and decrease subsequent turnover. Invites further research to explore,implement and evaluate intervention strategies for prevention of occupationalstress and improvement in QWL.ISSN: 0951-4848Reference: 41AC843