EMPLOYEES WORKING LONG HOURS

Employees Working Long Hours



Employees Working Long Hours

(1) Ethical implications

Long hours working employees with unreasonable work expectations (e.g. undue pressure, impossible deadlines, and unnecessary disruptions) is a form of workplace bullying or abusive supervision. It commonly involves placing undue pressure on employees, setting impossible deadlines for the completion of work, or excessive unnecessary disruptions. The potential costs of treating employees in this manner are considerable. For instance, long hours working employees are more likely to make mistakes, feel anger or resentment toward their employers or coworkers, experience high levels of stress, have poorer health and work-family balance, and ...