Work worries keep us awake

Last updated at 15:13 13 June 2005


Business leaders were suffering from a "wave of uncertainty", keeping many of them awake with work worries at least one night a week, according to a new study today.

Job prospects and increasingly demanding performance targets were among the things that kept one in four executives awake, research found.

Most of the 200 businessmen and women surveyed by consultants Capgemini said lack of sleep had a serious impact on work.

"In the existing long-hours, high-stress culture of British business, it's clear that senior executives spend most of their time grappling with company politics, staffing issues and poor organisation, to the extent which they find themselves unable to operate effectively," said Ian Jordan, Head of Consulting Services at Capgemini.

One in three of those polled said they would choose a different career if they were starting work again.

The research also showed opposition to increased regulation and Government "interference" in work-life balance issues.

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