A call has been made to improve the quality of jobs in the North after new research found workers were feeling increasingly unhappy about the world of work.
The study by HR body CIPD of nearly 1,000 employees in the North East, North West and Yorkshire and Humber found a significant rise in the number of people complaining of having unmanageable workloads, and those saying that their job had an adverse affect on their physical and mental health. Workers in the region are also less enthused about their jobs compared to the ratings returned the last time the study was carried out four years ago.
The study also found a big gap between the quality of working life in the public and private sectors, with public sector workers less satisfied with pay than private sector workers and more likely to feel stressed.
