It was commissioned against the background of increasing demands for better work-life balance and new government measures to tackle long hours working most notably the Working Time Regulations (WTR) that came into force on 1 October 1998. Interest in this topic was stimulated by the debate within government, industry and other organisations about the effectiveness of long hours working, particularly with respect to organisational performance and increasing productivity. The overall aim of this study was to bring together research that looked at working time patterns in the UK and made comparisons with the EU and other developed countries, with a view to explaining why the UK workforce had some of the longest working hours in Europe. Philips Electronics and Blue Star have received most positive recommendations by senior female employees in the consumer durables/FMCG industry.Report summary: Working Long Hours: a Review of the Evidence, Volume 1 – Main Report Hindustan Unilever has received maximum positive recommendations by senior male employees followed by Nokia.
Senior employees give almost equal weightage to rewards & recognition (26 percent) and participative management (23 percent) while recommending an employer in the consumer durables/FMCG industry. Nearly 23 percent of senior employees voted salary as an important criterion while recommending an employer. Unlike entry and middle-level employees, salary is an important factor for senior employees. Learning (34 percent votes) and culture are among the top priorities for senior-level professionals. ITC and Hindustan Unilever have received maximum positive recommendations from middle level male employees on all seven recommendation parameters.įrom mid-level female employees, Nokia and ITC have received maximum positive recommendations in the consumer durables/FMCG industry. Nearly 25 percnt of mid-level employees rated rewards and recognition as a good feature of the industry. Learning opportunities was rated highest by 32 percent of the middle-level employees, followed by work and culture. Mid-level professionals have rated salary and participative management as the poorest features of the consumer durables/FMCG industry.
In overall rating (combining all parameters), Hindustan Unilever Ltd, ITC and Nokia received maximum positive recommendations from employees across all experience levels in the consumer durables/FMCG industry. The next factor with most votes is work-life balance.Ĭommunications has been rated the lowest across levels.īesides learning, other employer-recommending parameters include salary, communication, career growth, company culture, work-life balance and rewards & recognition. Entry-level employees have higher recommendation percentage than middle and senior level employees. In fact, 35 percent entry-level employees rated learning and development above salary. Employees in the consumer durables/FMCG industry across levels have voted learning opportunities as the most important factor while recommending others to the industry on, a company rating platform powered by.