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Oct 20, 2009, 5:00 GMT

Third of Hong Kong workers considering new job for better lifestyle

Hong Kong - About 30 per cent of employees in Hong Kong are considering changing jobs to improve their work-life balance, a survey by a non-governmental organization found. The poll by Community Business, which promotes corporate social responsibility, also found Hong Kong employees are working much longer hours than international recommendations. The group polled 1,013 full-time workers in the city with a six-day work week and found local employees put in an average of 48.4 hours a week compared with the 40 hours suggested by the International Labour Organization. These longer working hours have taken their toll on employees with nearly a third saying they would like to quit their current jobs for a better balance between their working and leisure lives, Community Business found. That number rose to almost 50 per cent for people 15 to 29. More than half the respondents said they suffered from prolonged fatigue, sleepiness and extreme tiredness while three in 10 people complained of insomnia and poor diet as a result of working long hours. 'In the current economic climate, all employers are under pressure to achieve more with less, and this can often take its toll on employees,' Community Business managing director Shaun Bernier said. 'But this survey tells us that work-life balance is still important to employees and if you don't focus on the well-being of your staff, they may well leave in search of better options elsewhere.'

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