Stress in the workplace is growing. More and more employees in Luxembourg are suffering from an inadequate work-life balance. While calls for shorter working hours are growing louder, the government is sticking to the 40-hour week. Will the desire for a 4-day week remain a dream?
Do you have the feeling that it is becoming increasingly difficult to balance your professional and private life? Then there's good news and bad news. The good news: No, you're not alone. The bad news: Half of Luxembourg's population is now feeling the same as you. Whereas in 2014, 30 per cent of employees surveyed said they often or (almost) always struggled with their work-life balance, this figure has now risen to 50 per cent. Since the data was collected, the results have never been so clear, not to say bad.
The Chambre des Salariés (CSL) is concerned about the figures from the latest Quality of Work Index. Occupational psychologist David Büchel explains the development as follows: "It is also due to the fact that more and more time is being lost on the way to work and that work is encroaching more and more on rest periods. Breaks and rest periods between two working days are not always adhered to and people are increasingly expected to be available for work outside of working hours." In addition, the average weekly working hours have been higher than contractually agreed for years. Bullying in a professional context also has a significant impact on the so-called well-being dimensions (such as job satisfaction, work motivation, general well-being, but also burnout and health problems).
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