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21 May, 2013

Pressure and job insecurity felt by UK workers at 20-year high | guardian.co.uk

British workers are feeling less secure and more pressured at work than at any time in the past 20 years, with pay cuts and diminished control over their jobs among the biggest concerns, according to a national survey of employees’ wellbeing.

More than 3,000 workers aged between 20 and 60 were interviewed in 2012 for the latest in a six-yearly Skills and Employment survey, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.

The first findings from the survey reveal increased insecurity and fear among all types of employees, with those in the public sector as worried about work as those in the private sector.

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