Does it matter if long-hours workers are single or childless?
• The negative effects of working long hours, at atypical times and with unpredictable schedules are experienced by married parents, couples without children and singles alike, although the pressures are likely to be felt most acutely by working parents. • Slide 74 shows, not only that relationships are falling apart, but that many more people have never been married than at any time over the last 30 years. While staying single may be an individual’s choice, slides 79 and 80 show that on average those living alone report lower personal wellbeing, with the main difference coming from their satisfaction with their relationships.
