Employers in the education sector have limited awareness of their staff’s work-life balance, according to this new research by Hays Education Training.
The report found that nearly half (46%) of employees report their work-life balance as poor or very poor. However, only about a quarter (26%) of leadership believe that their staff are suffering from a poor work-life balance.
This could have a detrimental effect on staff numbers as over a quarter (27%) say they are considering leaving the profession due to poor work-life balance.
COVID-19 has had an impact on work-life balance as nearly two in five (37%) rated theirs as good or very good prior to the pandemic. However, this has fallen to just a quarter (25%).
This is particularly pertinent among staff newer to the profession, as those who have worked in education for 1-3 years reported worse work-life balance (64% rated as poor or very poor) than those with 4-7 years of experience (39% rated as poor or very poor). Just over half (52%) of those who have worked in the profession for 8 years or more gave their work-life balance this rating.