According to a Regus survey on the Work-Life Balance Index, Greeks appear to be the hardest workers, earning, unfortunately, less than other workers all over the world.
The financial crisis has seriously affected Greek workers. They have to deal with uncertainty in every aspect of their daily life, but they have also undertaken more duties to avoid losing their jobs. As a result, their personal and work-life balance faces problems.
The survey shows that, in comparison with 2010, Greek workers’ life has significantly deteriorated. 74% of the employees are forced to work more hours than in 2010, while workers living in other countries work on average 59% more than last year due to the crisis.
Furthermore, 82% of Greek workers have unwillingly undertaken more duties due to the same reason. High unemployment rates and the general financial instability appear to affect the psychology of Greeks, and their personal lives, in a clearly negative way.
However, Greek companies, in a bid to improve their employees’ effectiveness, have tried to reduce the time needed to reach their offices. Fortunately, this initiative is undertaken by almost two fifths of the Greece-based businesses.
The 16,000 participants of the Regus survey come from more than 80 countries. The same survey reports that, in contrast to 2010 numbers, workers around the world enjoy their jobs more than they did in 2010 and have managed to find the golden mean between personal and work life.
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