Divorce in the AI age
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Fifteen per cent of workers sometimes check emails in the toilet and 38 per cent say they often check work email outside office hours, according to a survey from mental health charity Mind.
The YouGov poll of 1,095 English and Welsh workers also showed that only half of respondents said that their manager respects that they have a life outside work.
Mind is urging employees to leave their work at work, and encouraging managers to set a good example by not sending work emails outside of their usual work hours, wherever possible.
The survey found 24 per cent of those who receive work emails said that they sometimes check them before they go to sleep, while 19 per cent sometimes check them before they’ve even got out of bed in the morning.
Emma Mamo, Head of Workplace Wellbeing at Mind, said: “Despite our busy lives, modern technology means that many workers are now contactable around the clock.
While many staff have to work outside their normal working hours from time to time, we all need a break from work to unwind and de-stress.
Checking our emails outside work makes it difficult to maintain boundaries between our jobs and personal lives. It’s not acceptable for staff to be expected to send and receive work emails at all hours.
Employers and managers need to ensure this relentless email-checking culture doesn’t become the norm.
“Encouraging a clear work/life balance is just one thing employers need to do to create a mentally healthy workplace.
Staff are happier, healthier, and more likely to be loyal and productive if their workplace proactively promotes mental wellbeing.
Employers can promote good wellbeing by encouraging staff to leave work at work so they can come back refreshed and rejuvenated.”
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