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Wellbeing | Are you working in the MOST stressed UK city?

Are you working in the MOST stressed UK city?

The coronavirus outbreak has forced both employers and staff to adapt to working from home almost overnight, as everyone has had to get used to working on a remote basis without their colleagues close-by.

However, without the familiar surroundings of an office and faces of co-workers, employees have admitted that working from home has started to make them feel more stressed.

29% of Brits have admitted to feeling more stressed while working remotely, according to Liberty Games’ latest study of 1,000 UK workers, which revealed that despite the luxuries of working in the comfort of your home such as being able to wear what you want and not having to commute every day, many still feel like they are under pressure.

However, when it comes to cities across the UK, it seems that those working in Cardiff are the ones feeling the most stressed. The research found that 50% of workers in Cardiff claimed to be stressed, this was followed by Bristol and Leeds who both had a figure of 43% and Brighton at 38%.

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