Great Britain: TUC report shows workers are dissatisfied

Pay in line with the cost of living, less stress and reduced working hours : these are workers' main claims, according to a report published by the Trade Union Confederation TUC on September 1, 2008. It is based on a survey YouGov carried out among 2.857 people this summer. (Ref. 080672)
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What do workers want ? Fair pay (98%), a team and colleagues they get along with (90%), opportunities for promotion (73%). Yet, three million workers (one in four) are dissatisfied with their job. Almost one in three British workers is not committed to their employer. The TUC wants to sound the alarm with this report: here are the most common problems at work:



  • Increased workload: 46% of workers complain about it, i.e. 11 million people. This goes hand in hand with increased stress level (39%) an
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