PwC: UK workers ''divided'' over employment changes
Date posted: 12 Oct 2009
Many UK workers empathise with the changes that have been made to their employment deals during the economic downturn, new research suggests.
A survey released by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which questioned 700 employees from across the country, shows that 49 per cent of those polled claim to understand recent changes to things like working hours and pay.
However, the PwC research also finds that around one-third of employees have felt demotivated because of measures that have been taken to cope with the recession.
Many UK workers empathise with the changes that have been made to their employment deals during the economic downturn, new research suggests.
A survey released by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which questioned 700 employees from across the country, shows that 49 per cent of those polled claim to understand recent changes to things like working hours and pay.
However, the PwC research also finds that around one-third of employees have felt demotivated because of measures that have been taken to cope with the recession.
PwC partner and head of reward Jon Terry believes that employers should try and communicate effectively with their staff, even when things like pay cuts are necessary.
He said that although issues like pension scheme changes and drops in recruitment levels may have diminished trust in some cases, "other organisations have excelled at doing more with less to engage and develop their employees in an unstable employment landscape".
Research published by IDS recently suggested that a third of pay settlements may have been frozen in the UK this year.
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