Nearly a quarter of the employers in the US believe that their current employee morale is low as the ripple effects of economic recession — longer working hours and higher stress levels — still persist, a survey says.
As per a survey by online job portal careerbuilder.com, the challenges that the employees have come through in tiding over the economic recession last year have taken a toll on workplace morale. "Workers have navigated increased workloads, longer hours and strained resources during this recession. Some of these challenges have taken their toll on workplace morale," the survey said.
It also revealed that nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of the employees surveyed, rate their organisation's current employee morale as low.
The online survey was conducted within the US by Harris Interactive on behalf of careerbuilder.com among 2,924 hiring managers and human resource professionals and among 4,285 US workers.
It found that two out of every five (or 40 per cent) workers said they have had difficulty staying motivated at work in the last year.
"Low morale levels are an unfortunate side effect of this recession," CareerBuilder Vice-President (Corporate Marketing) Jason Ferrara said.
Further, one in every four employees do not feel loyal to their current employer, the survey noted.
