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Union concern at ‘shocking’ public sector pressures
A new survey showing high levels of pressure and exhaustion among public sector workers exposes the impact of swingeing job cuts, the union GMB has said.
The union said the findings of the CIPD/Halogen Employee Outlook survey show “unacceptable” levels of stress afflicting workers in the sector.

The survey of 2,000 employees found public sector employees still report higher levels of pressure and exhaustion at work than any other sector.

More than two in every five public sector workers (43 per cent) say they are under excessive pressure at work at least once a week, compared to 38 per cent for all employees. And nearly half (46 per cent) say they come home from work exhausted either always or often, compared to just a third across all jobs (33 per cent).

GMB national secretary Rehana Azam said: “What this research makes crystal clear is pressure and exhaustion are serious problems in the public sector.” She added: “With one million public sector jobs binned off since the Tories came into power in 2010 – it’s hardly surprising stress levels have shot through the roof. GMB members recognise that their working environment has pressures but stress like this is not good for their health and is unacceptable.” CIPD’s Claire McCartney said “it’s crucial that employers address these issues before workers burn out and satisfaction levels take a nose dive.”