'me' Time - 38% Of Brits Work Over 60 Hours A Week
Even with the array of modern time-saving technologies we still have less and less free time.
Work life balance issues have been on the agenda for many years and according to a recent survey Brits are lacking in ‘me time’. 75% of us claim that work negatively impacts on our free time with 38% claiming to work more than 60 hours a week.
Women in particular are experiencing a time squeeze and demographics suggest that this is not going to go away. Long working hours are on the increase in the UK, reversing the slow but steady 10 year decline in people working more than the 48 hour per week.
Increased levels of stress may be seen for those who are not getting the work-life balance right. It is reported that the workplace has a significant impact on people’s health and well-being too. A healthy workplace means a healthy workforce and better business delivery.
Poor management of workplace health can lead to work-related ill health and
to high levels of sickness absence. This gives real cause for concern, not least because of the costs involved, the impact on service delivery and the consequences for individual staff.
Sickness absence is a key business issue, and it is a key indicator of how well an organisation is managed. Employee absence is a significant cost to 90% of businesses. Sickness absence costs employers £659 per employee every year and employee absence costs employers 8.4 working days for every member of staff per year; this represents 3.7% of working time.
Happy, well-motivated staff are key to keeping a business running smoothly. Employees who are content with their life at work are far more likely to remain with a company for a longer period.
