Interesting Facts

80% of employees believe Work Life Balance is a key consideration in deciding to leave for a new job. (WorkUK Survey)

6 out of 10 single people claimed to have experienced discrimination in the workplace, the most common form being expected to work more at weekends and longer hours than their colleagues in relationships. (Twenty4-SevenSurvey 2006)

Women looking for a part-time job often find it difficult to find a job that matches their skills, resulting in their skills being under-utilised, representing lost productivity for the UK economy. (Women&Work Commission)

One in three workers suffer from poor psychological health. Researchers looked at nine “stressors” such as how much control workers thought they had over their own working day and their work-load. (Psychologist, Saqib Saddiq)

Britain’s flexible and part-time working arrangements are failing to meet the needs of working women and men, leading to 5.6 million part-time workers – 4 out of 5 of Britain’s 7 million part-time workers – working in jobs that do not use their potential. (EOC)

The DTI estimates that stress at work now costs the UK £3.7 billion a year.

Being expected to work more at weekends and longer hours than their colleagues in relationships. (Twenty4-SevenSurvey 2006)

Women looking for a part-time job often find it difficult to find a job that matches their skills, resulting in their skills being under-utilised, representing lost productivity for the UK economy. (Women&Work Commission)

One in three workers suffer from poor psychological health. Researchers looked at nine “stressors” such as how much control workers thought they had over their own working day and their work-load. (Psychologist, Saqib Saddiq)

Britain’s flexible and part-time working arrangements are failing to meet the needs of working women and men, leading to 5.6 million part-time workers – 4 out of 5 of Britain’s 7 million part-time workers – working in jobs that do not use their potential. (EOC)

Last Updated: 05/02/2008 15:18:59 By Sian Baird Murray