Shanghai (CNS) ? A report released Thursday in Shanghai shows that too much overtime is among the three main causes affecting work-life balance among Chinese people.
The Randstad China's 2014 Employer Branding Survey, conducted by Randstad Human Resources and independent research firm ICMA, surveyed 8,561 employees from 75 overseas-funded enterprises and 75 domestic-funded ones, each of which has at least 1,000 employees.
The survey showed that among 13 factors affecting work-life balance, pressure from short-term projects was chosen by 62 percent of respondents, followed by too much overtime (59 percent) and too many work projects (49 percent).
The report also determined that poor work environments influence the work-life balance of male workers and those over 35 years old, while mental pressure caused by their superiors affects female workers and those under 35.
Most Chinese white collars said that more autonomy and more flexible work schedules might encourage them to put off retirement, according to the report.
The results showed that female workers and those over 35 would work longer if given opportunities for further study and development, and that suitable time schedules and work hours would encourage male workers to delay retirement.
Most Chinese employees think the ideal retirement age is 52, but the group under 35 hopes to retire at 49, and most female workers don't want to work after 50, according to the study.
