Fact-of-the-Week: 27 June 2011

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Younger Employees Feeling Pressure to Balance Work-Life Responsibilities

Two-fifths (39%) of younger workers (employees aged 18-29) are frequently or nearly always concerned about their work-life balance, compared to one in four workers aged 60+ (24%). A third (31%) of the younger workers are also concerned about pressure to work longer hours, compared to 17% of workers in their 60s, according to a 2011 global survey of working adults.

GFK NOP. (2011). Young workers disengaged by pressures of work worldwide. Retrieved May 24, 2011, from http://www.gfknop.com/pressinfo/releases/singlearticles/007993/index.en.html

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Fact-of-the-Week: 27 June 2011