Zopa’s recent survey shows that 48% respondents would give up their bonus in return for a 4 day week, that 65% of employees feel overworked and only 24% feel loyal to their company.
These findings broadly reflect those in a 64,000 respondent survey of Federal Workers in the USA. Here, 75-80% of workers who participate in a work-life balance program were more likely to be satisfied with their jobs. The data shows that a good work life balance drives productivity and employee engagement by 21% with many finding that working from home for a few days a week, away from distractions is more constructive.
As the data in the new survey shows, work-life balance practices make everyone’s jobs easier, managers to staff.
http://www.p2pfinancenews.co.uk/2019/02/21/zopa-work-life-balance/
https://www.worktolive.info/blog/major-survey-on-work-life-balance-shows-it-boosts-performance-
The number of home-movers fell by 4% last year making it the first time in 7 years that 1st time buyers accounted for more sales than home-movers (51% against 49%). Lloyds bank believe this is to do with the high costs of moving deterring owners. However, the help available to 1st time buyers with the reduction in stamp duty and the Help-to-Buy scheme has given the 1st time buyers a lift onto the property ladder. An average deposit is now just under £100,000.00
A survey by P2P and business finance lender MarketInvoice (and reported in P2P Finance News), finds that while most accountants will recommend a bank as the first port of call for finance, a third would suggest an invoice finance provider and another third would suggest a business loan provider. Among those who do not make these suggestions, the most common reasons were (36%) that they didn’t really understand it enough and (18%) they were worried about the administrative burden of managing the lender/client relationship.
This week we are delighted to welcome Dena Chadderton as Finance Director and Compliance Officer and Ben Gilbert as non-executive Director.