Nearly half of workers in Jersey say their work-life balance is out of kilter.
New figures, published today by the States of Jersey Statistics Unit, show 46% of working adults feel they spend too much time at work.
As a result, more than half of workers say they spend too little time with family and friends, with more than two thirds saying they don’t have time for hobbies and outside interests.
The study comes at a time when increasing numbers of employers, and the government, are putting a greater focus on the health and wellbeing of their employees, particularly with a view to reducing sickness rates and the number of days lost to long-term absences triggered by stress and anxiety.
The key numbers in the Opinion and Lifestyles Survey of 1,300 households in Jersey show:
- 46% spend too much time at work
- 56% spend too little time with family members
- 61% spend too little time with friends
- 69% have too little time for hobbies and pastimes.
The study also investigated the wellbeing of people in Jersey and discovered more than a quarter of adults say they feel highly anxious, a higher rate than the UK.
It also looked at how many hours people work, compared to the hours they’re contracted to work. On average, workers are meant to do 37 hours a week, but actually do 40. Senior managers are the most likely to put in more time than they’re meant to.
You can read the full report here.
