Low salary main cause of stress at work in MENA region, says study

Low salary main cause of stress at work in MENA region, says study

Paandu
By Paandu

Low salary is one of the main reasons of stress at the workplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, a recent survey by Bayt.com has revealed.

According to the survey, the three main stress factors of people working in the region are their financial situation (40%), work (19%) and personal issues (18%).

In the survey, titled ‘Stress in the MENA Workplace,’ 28.2% of respondents agreed that low salary was the main stress factor at work.

Lack of job security (12.3%), workplace environment (9.7%) and not having a work-life balance (9.1%) followed.

Around 40% felt that time-saving technologies — email, laptops and phones — are only adding to work stress. However, around 42.1% felt exactly the opposite.

Around 52% of respondents felt the workplace was more stressful now than a few years ago. A massive 69.1% people agreed they feel more pressure at work this year than last.

A majority of respondents felt overwhelmed at work (83%). More than a third (35%) spend too much time at work.

So what does work stress affect the most? Around 27.9% felt it affected their family relations. It was followed by friendships (21%), work performance (19.9%) and health (16.4%).

Interestingly, 18% people claimed that workplace was not stressful at all. 

By britexpat• 21 Sep 2016 06:52
britexpat

How true .. Another major cause of stress

By Mufti Shahid• 20 Sep 2016 14:19
Mufti Shahid

Yes, discrimination at work pace is also a big issue in Gulf.

By Intelligent• 20 Sep 2016 13:47
Intelligent

britexpat... You missed discrimination :(

By ani_chy• 20 Sep 2016 12:59
ani_chy

a research had to be done to find this? im surprised ;)

By britexpat• 20 Sep 2016 12:18
britexpat

As can be seen from the many posts on QL, stress can be caused by non payment of salaries, verbal abuse, being made to work longer hours without pay, refusal to allow holidays etc etc

By Molten Metal• 20 Sep 2016 12:09
Molten Metal

Interestingly, 18% people claimed that workplace was not stressful at all. I am from among them .........

.

Hey you are paid to take responsibility , make some efforts ....... do not call it a stress ....... If you don't want to be stressed better sit at home .......... Blaming others or your work for your own demerits is the all we have learnt from this survey ....... too bad .... .......... We must produce a result before we open our hands for the sponsors money .........

By britexpat• 20 Sep 2016 10:05
britexpat

Well this is a shock

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