Job Worries Boost Presenteeism |
British workers are spending more time at work in attempts to safeguard their jobs during the recession than they used to but surprisingly this is not adversely affecting their relationships at home, according to new research. The findings published by Lancaster University's Centre for Organizational Health and Wellbeing, shows that 66% of employees are succumbing to 'presenteeism' at work as job insecurity bites as a result of the economic downturn. The survey also found that whilst 61% of employees are worrying about the future and over half are finding the current economic situation stressful, the majority of those surveyed said that their home relationships had not been badly affected. Survey CommentaryThe Director of the Centre Professor Susan Cartwright commented:
Cary Cooper, Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University said that some of the results of the survey were encouraging.
Survey ResultsThe Lancaster / UGov survey asked employees from all regions of the UK and all age groups how they are dealing with the recession in terms of health and wellbeing.Key results of the survey conducted 17-20th April with a sample of 2247 workers showed that:
Source: Lancaster University June 01 2009
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