Workers see more hours, second jobs as ways to subdue financial woes.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
Working, Not Living: Roughly one-quarter of British workers plan to log more
hours at work during the next six months, with one in eight likely to take on a
second job to make ends meet, according to a report by financial services firm
Friends Provident. It found that nearly two-thirds of the more than 2,700 people
it polled feel more stressed, tired and prone to illness than they did three
years ago, with work-related anxiety the key cause for 11 percent. The company’s
report, titled “Britain Under Pressure,” says worries generated by the financial
crisis form the chief cause of stress, exacerbated by poor eating habits and
lack of exercise. The report concludes that adults in the U.K. work about seven
hours of unpaid overtime each week, losing a combined £23 billion ($36.5
million) a year.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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