<div>Kelly Services Inc.’s latest global workforce index has found that mobile technologies are transforming the workplace.<br /><br />But while the proliferation of technology such as smartphones and tablets has boosted productivity and efficiency, it has also contributed to increased fatigue and burnout. More than one-quarter of workers surveyed around the world said they feel pressured to stay connected with work outside of normal work hours.</div><div> </div><div>Coming to India, more than one third of the Indian respondents say they feel under pressure to stay connected with work apart from the normal working hours. Fifty-five per cent of respondents spend up to five hours per week connected to their work outside normal work hours, 16 per cent spend 6-10 hours, and 18 per cent spend more than 10 hours. Only 11 per cent spent no extra time.</div><div> </div><table width="400" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><ul><li><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">Pressure on individuals to stay connected with work is coming from customers and clients, cited by 28%, followed by employers (25%), pressure individuals are placing on themselves (24%), industry culture (14%), and other employees (7%).<br /> <br /></span></strong></li><li><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">More than half (56%) say that the use of mobile technologies for work has improved their work-life balance.<br /> <br /></span></strong></li><li><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">38% say that the use of online technologies has improved their job security.<br /> <br /></span></strong></li><li><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">Almost half (49% would consider telecommuting) </span></strong></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br />While 61 per cent say the use of mobile technologies has improved their work efficiency and productivity, 35 per cent say it has also contributed to increased fatigue and burnout. Thirty-eight per cent say that the use of online technologies has improved their job security and 49 per cent would consider telecommuting - working mainly from home or away from the office - if that were offered.</div><div> </div><div>Kamal Karanth, Managing Director, Kelly Services India, says “The blurring of the line between work and leisure is occurring across all generations, and is most pronounced for employees with a professional and technical background, who are under the greatest pressure to maintain contact with their work. Many employees are juggling the competing pressures between work and leisure”.</div><div> </div><div>The Kelly Global Workforce Index (KGWI) survey ‘Highly Virtual Workforce’, examined the growth of the virtual workforce, the impact on workplace productivity, work-life balance and job security. Nearly 170,000 people in 30 countries participated in the survey, including approximately 5,000 in India.</div><div> </div><div>“The KGWI shows the results of diverse forces impacting the contemporary workplace, including generational and geographic diversity, technology, employee empowerment, and the widespread use of social media,” says Karanth.</div><div> </div><div>Kelly Services, Inc. is one of the leader in providing workforce solutions. Kelly offers a comprehensive array of outsourcing and consulting services as well as world-class staffing on a temporary, temporary-to-hire and direct-hire basis.</div><div><br /><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>· </div>
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