The survey investigated how 1,200 workers in various cities across the UK felt about their work-life balance and whether it affected their career decisions. As such, the results revealed the top ten cities where UK professionals claimed to be the happiest with their work-life balance:
- Glasgow (77.8%)
- Nottingham (71.1%)
- Sheffield (70.6%)
- Liverpool (66.7%)
- Bristol (65.9%)
- Southampton (63.9%)
- London (63.8%)
- Leeds (63%)
- Cardiff (62.5%)
- Manchester (54.9%)
Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library comments:
"It's certainly challenging for employees to maintain a reasonable work-life balance nowadays, with technology enabling them to work from anywhere, at any time. While it may prove difficult for employees obtain a good work-life balance, the results from these top cities show that it’s possible.”
With more professionals looking to achieve a strong work life balance, it’s not surprising that 95.4% said they’d be more likely to work for a company which encouraged a healthy work-life balance.
In fact, over half (57.6%) claimed that they’ve left a job due to a poor work-life balance, with this being most predominant in the following cities:
- Southampton (69.4%)
- Liverpool (62.1%)
- London (59.6%)
- Glasgow (59.3%)
- Sheffield (58.8%)
- Newcastle (57.4%)
- Bristol (53.7%)
- Nottingham (51.1%)
- Leeds (50.2%)
- Edinburgh (46.4%)
Biggins concludes: “Having a poor work-life balance is simply not sustainable. Even employees who are devoted to their job will eventually suffer from burn out. Consider what you can do to help your workers make smart choices for their wellbeing: whether it’s discussing flexible working options or encouraging them to leave work on time. Empowering your staff to take control of their work-life balance can only have a positive effect for your company – so why wait?”
If you want more tips on how to create a better work-life balance for employees, check out our article!
