Job reorganisations undertaken by companies as a result of the Great Recession are associated with lower employee trust, which in turn is associated with lower workplace financial performance and labour productivity, according to a survey study of more than 1,000 UK workplaces by Sarah Brown and colleagues from the University of Sheffield. Specifically, job reorganisation was associated with a 4pc lower likelihood of employees’ strongly agreeing that managers treat workers fairly. Eighteen per cent of employees reported that their work had been reorganised as a result of the recession.

(Source: Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation)

Published in Dawn, Economic & Business, August 17th, 2015

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