Spread Thin Britain - Summer Holidays No Longer Provide Teachers With a True Break

Spread Thin Britain - Summer Holidays No Longer Provide Teachers With a True Break PR Newswire LONDON, August 24, 2012 LONDON, August 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Teachers fit 6.5 days worth of work into working week Nearly half of employees in education feel they are working harder than a year ago Over two fifths of education workers cannot switch off from work when on holiday Workers in the education sector are each fitting the equivalent of an additional one and a half days work into the average 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, British teachers, lecturers and teaching assistants feel they currently have to perform the job of 1.3 people meaning they are covering 30% more work than one person should be; the equivalent of fitting an additional one and a half days worth of work into the ordinary working week. The education sector mirrors the national picture with the average British worker also feeling they cover the equivalent workload of 1.3 people. While nearly two fifths (37%) of education workers feel their workload is suitable for one person, one in five (19%) feel that they are doing the work of one full time and one part-time member of staff.