A survey of employees across the UK showed that an alarmingly large number of workers are dissatisfied with their jobs now than ever before. The startlingly low job satisfaction levels may well pose a serious obstacle to businesses, which are just beginning to claw their way up after reeling under the effects of the economic recession.

This was revealed in the latest Employee Outlook survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The CIPD undertakes this survey every quarter. The conclusions of the report were that an increasing number of employees claim to suffer from mounting levels of stress at work.

The survey took into consideration more than 2000 employees throughout the nation. About 42 percent of those questioned said that they are more stressed now than ever before. This is significantly more than the 32 percent workers, who gave the same response just six months ago. Conflicts and bullying at the workplace also seem to be on the rise. These are attributed to the stress created by the global economic meltdown.

The results of these factors at job are clearly displayed by the fall in job satisfaction scores, which came down to +37 from +46 in spring of this year.

According to Claire McCartney, resourcing and talent planning adviser at CIPD, earlier surveys recorded higher job satisfaction levels due to a general feeling of relief among the employed that they were not given layoff notice in face of the recession. However, this relief seems to be giving way to frustration now, leading to the lower levels of job satisfaction, she said.

McCartney warned that such a trend is highly volatile and could lead to a drastic fall in productivity of the employees and consequently the efficiency of the company. She pointed out that this would ultimately affect the slow process of recovery across all industries.

McCartney called upon all employers to cooperate and communicate with their employees and make them a part of the company’s decision-making process so that they can have sense of achievement. She also advised training for frontline managers so that they can encourage and motivate employees to deliver their best.

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