Office for National Statistics shows that “higher productivity” may in fact be a mixed blessing at best. This was only achieved by people working longer hours which affected wellbeing in organisations.
Is your work/life balance 1 / 1.7? In other words, do you have nearly twice as much time for ‘life’ than you have for work?
A recent report shows a 70% rise in stress related sick days in the East of England public sector over the last five years (Wright 2014).
As ‘Stresstember’ draws to a close, the Stress Management Society talk to us about why wellbeing should be front and centre of your HR strategy and the importance of that work-life balance…