Optimizing Employee Performance through Compensation, Training, and Work Stress Management in the Indonesian Cement Industry

The Society 5.0 era presents the integration between the physical and digital worlds, giving a significant impact on various sectors, including the workforce. This study aims to analyze the effect of work stress and compensation on employee performance with training as a mediating variable. The research method used is quantitative deductive with data collection through questionnaires on 142 employees of PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Gresik. Data analysis was carried out using Partial Least Square (PLS). The results of the study indicate that work stress does not have a significant effect on employee performance or training, while compensation has a positive and significant effect on employee performance and training. Training is proven to have a positive and significant effect on employee performance, as well as being a full mediation between compensation and employee performance. This study recommends companies to improve the work division system, set realistic targets, provide training as needed, and provide psychological counseling for employees to improve performance and reduce work stress.