Swiss workers say flexible working hours would lead to less stress

More flexibility in the workplace leads to less stress, according to a study conducted by the Sotomo research institute on behalf of the Swiss Employers' Association. Employees with flexible working hours experienced a mix of work and leisure more frequently than those with fixed working hours, something only a small proportion of them (26%) perceived as stressful, says the study published on Monday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In all, 81% of those surveyed stated that more flexibility in working hours would reduce their stress levels. According to the study, 28% of part-time employees in Switzerland could also imagine increasing their workload if they had more flexible working hours. + Is Switzerland becoming the ‘burn-out nation’? The Swiss Employers' Association sees this result as confirmation of its call for more flexible working-time models, it says in a communiqué on Monday. These models, it adds, could make an important contribution to ...