Seven and a Half Day Working Week for IT Workers

Seven and a Half Day Working Week for IT Workers PR Newswire LONDON, August 24, 2012 LONDON, August 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IT employees fit 7.5 days work into working week Over a third of IT workers have seen workloads increase since last year Job cuts and lean team structures having main impact on employees One in two unable to switch off from work while on holiday Employees in the IT industry are each fitting the equivalent of 7.5 work days into the working week, according to Randstad, the UK sector specialist recruiter. [1]In a survey of over 2,000 British employees , Randstad found that on average workers in IT jobs feel they currently have to perform the job of one and a half people. This means they are covering 50% more work than one person should be - the equivalent of fitting an extra two and a half work days into the working week. In comparison the average British professional feels they currently have to perform the job of 1.3 people meaning they are covering 30% more work than one person should be. While a third of IT workers feel their workload is suitable for one person, more than one in four (26%) feel that in an ideal world their role would need one full time and one part-time member of staff. Nearly one in five (17%) believe their role needs two full-time people to manage the level of work while 14% feel their role really needs at least two full-time members of staff as well as an additional one part-time person. Over a third (34.