Workers are more productive and prosperous than when the Queen came to the throne 60 years ago, but stress has increased, millions of manufacturing jobs have been lost and there has been a huge increase in part-time employment, according to new research.
Posts Tagged ‘work-life balance’
Staff ‘should switch off at home’
Thursday, January 12th, 2012Firms have been urged to encourage their staff to literally switch off when they finish work after new research showed that constantly checking smartphones and other gadgets for emails and messages increased stress levels.
Unpaid overtime ‘vital to the economny’
Thursday, January 5th, 2012Workers gave bosses nearly two billion hours of unpaid overtime last year, or the equivalent of a million full-time jobs, the TUC said.
Pressure ‘driving mothers to drink’
Friday, December 16th, 2011Some mothers are turning to alcohol to deal with the pressure of being “supermums”, putting their children at risk of depression and anxiety, according to a new report.
Mobiles ‘fuel staff stress levels’
Friday, December 2nd, 2011British managers wish mobile phones and other communications devices had never been invented as they fuel increased stress levels and working hours, according to a study today.
Most Britons ‘satisifed with life’
Thursday, December 1st, 2011The majority of British people are happy in spite of gloomy economic news and social disorder over the summer, according to new figures.
Family holidays could boost economy and quality of life
Monday, October 31st, 2011More families holidaying together could provide tourism with a £5 billion boost, an all-party parliamentary report has said. Entitled Giving Britain a Break, the report said quality time spent on holiday could help families as well as the economy.
Stress now main work sickness cause
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Stress has become the main cause of long-term sickness absence for the first time across British industry, a new study revealed today.
