Statistics that show a quarter of UK employees go the full working day without a break should give employers "a wake-up call" about pressure in the post-recession workplace, it has been claimed. Carly Beales of APA said, “Employers should be looking out for signs that employees are not coping.
She was commenting on a report published by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy which indicates that 36 per cent of staff regularly skip their lunch break due to the size of their workload. "It's not just working through your lunch break; it's also whether people are working excessive hours, whether they are staying on too long, whether they are working at home over the weekend or sending emails in the middle of the night," she said.
She added that knock-on effects from the economic downturn - such as lower company headcounts - have accentuated workplace pressures. "The ongoing impact of the recession is really starting to take its toll and issues around workloads; such as whether or not people are taking appropriate breaks, are something employers should be watching very carefully."
APA is encouraging Members to watch colleagues carefully for signs of stress, depression or excessive outbursts of frustration and report these incidents confidentially to the Boss (or HR).
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