Staff ‘face wellbeing meltdown’
One in three workers are being affected by excessive pressure in their job as Britain’s employees head for a “wellbeing meltdown”, according to new research.
A survey of 2,600 employees found that over half worked more hours than normal over the past three years and many expected the trend to continue.
Professional services firm Towers Watson said its study highlighted the demands on workers caused by the recession, with only half of UK workers feeling their stress levels at work are manageable.
More than a quarter of UK workers have not taken all their holiday entitlement over the last three years, coinciding with redundancies and job cuts across the country, said the report.