More than three-quarters of U.S. organizations have
more employees who feel burned out since the start
of the pandemic, a survey has found. Nearly six in 10
of those organizations report that their employees
work more hours since April 2020, revealed the
survey of 231 human capital executives of mostly
large organizations — 82 per cent with more than
1,000 employees — by the Conference Board. In
addition, three in 10 respondents say that the number
of employee sick days has increased and nearly as
many say that employee engagement and morale
have decreased. More than one-half of executives say
that work-life balance has decreased for their staff.
The area that is least likely to have seen any change,
for better or for worse during the pandemic, is the
number of safety issues, with 70 per cent of executives
saying they have stayed the same.
However, it hasn't been all bad news for the bottom
line of these organizations, as the majority say that
the productivity of their employees has improved
either moderately or substantially.
Nearly seven out of 10 working mothers in the U.S.
plan to stay at home full-time to look after their
children rather than return to work within the next 12
months, a survey has found. The pandemic negatively
affected the careers of more than half of respondents,
with 24 per cent having stopped working since it began
and another 34 per cent having to reduce their hours,
found the survey of 1,508 women who identified as
primary caregivers to children under the age of 18 by
TopResume, a resumé-writing service, one year after
the start of the pandemic. More than half (55 per cent)
of respondents say they would voluntarily leave their
Shared tears in the workplace
of healthcare workers
of travel and tourism
workers
of education workers
MOTHERS PUT CAREERS ON HOLD
One in six employees have cried
with a colleague at work during the
pandemic, according to a study. The
past year has been particularly tough
on the healthcare, travel and tourism,
and education sectors, according to
Microsoft's Work Trend Index, which
surveyed 31,092 full-time workers
across 31 international markets.
U.S. SEES RISES
IN BURNOUT AND
PRODUCTIVITY
jobs if given the option.
Seventy per cent of respondents who stopped
working did so in order to accommodate their
children, while out of the 30 per cent who lost their
jobs, more than half (16 per cent) decided to put their
careers on hold.
"The pandemic continues to wreak havoc on people's
careers, but no one has been hit harder than working
mothers, which is especially distressing since over
a year has passed and the outlook should be more
promising," says TopResume career expert Amanda
Augustine.
23%
21%
20%
PRODUCTIVITY GAINS IN PANDEMIC
CRYING COMMON IN HARD-HIT SECTORS
59%
10%
31%
Increased
No change
Decreased
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