Professionals & Office Sector
Middle-managers suffering most from workplace stress
Employment Law & HR update 25/01/2012
Britain’s middle managers are feeling the pressure of modern
workplace stresses more so than any other level of worker.
The latest Employee Outlook survey, carried out quarterly by the
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), found that
49 per cent of the middle managers surveyed said that they were
under excessive pressure every day or at least once or twice a
week.
This figure was significantly higher than the survey’s average
figure of 37 per cent. Just 44 per cent of the middle managers
surveyed said they were satisfied with their work-life balance,
which compared to 70 per cent of people with no managerial
responsibility.
They were also found to be most worried about job security: 29
per cent said they felt they could lose their job as a result of
the economic down turn, with only 21 per cent of non-managerial
employees feeling the same, and just 15 per cent of senior
managers.
The CIPD’s head of public policy, Ben Willmor, said that the
middle managers were often caught in a tough middle-ground and that
employers should be particularly mindful of their workplace
welfare.
“Middle managers are often caught in the middle between
delivering strategic objectives and managing under-pressure line
managers,” he said. “It is also important that employers don’t
ignore the health and well-being of their middle managers. With a
fifth of middle managers saying they are under ‘excessive pressure’
every day, they are particularly at risk of suffering from
work-related stress and burnout.”
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