Gender gap and work/life balance biggest office bugbears

British workers are battling to achieve an acceptable work/life balance and it’s the most universal concern for 50% of the workforce, according to research.

A survey by Totaljobs also revealed that there is still a distinct gap between the number of women seeing their wages increase compared to those of men.

A significant 62% of women didn’t receive any improvement in their pay in the past year, compared to 45% of men – a substantial difference of 17% that displays the continuing gender imbalance in highly paid roles across many sectors.