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WORKFORCE

Staff wellbeing: a growing challenge

Ross Miller reveals the insights gained from a survey looking into staff welfare.

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Our recent UK Wellbeing Barometer conducted a survey of 4,000 employees and revealed a committed and productive workforce  – but one increasingly under pressure.

For the public sector, more than three quarters describe their workload as manageable most of the time. However, this often comes at a personal cost. More than 60% regularly work beyond their contracted hours and 62% finish the working day mentally exhausted.

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