Board members have worst work-life balance

Senior managers and Board members are regarded as having the worst work-life balance, according to research by Morgan Redwood.

The report also shows that 39% of businesses feel work-life balance has the largest influence on staff morale.

Comparing these results against a similar report in 2009, it shows that work-life balance is now the sixth most influential factor for staff morale. The research was conducted on the Heads of HR departments and Board Director-level professionals from over 250 businesses.

Janice Haddon is the Managing Director of Morgan Redwood. She said: “Considering we questioned Heads of HR and Board Director-level staff, the results are based on their perspective. However it does certainly serve to demonstrate that senior members of staff consider themselves to have a raw deal when it comes to work-life balance.”

Senior managers were asked to rate the level of morale out of ten for their employees and the average was 5.2. A poor work-life balance was the number one factor to adversely affect morale, according to 33.2% of those asked.