Majority of UAE employees claim to be 'overworked'

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A new study by LinkedIn has found that 65 per cent of people in the UAE feel they are overworked

The report also revealed that nearly half of millennials said they haven't been able to use all of their leave days.

Meanwhile a third of respondents admitted to having contacted their colleagues who were on leave.

Fear of missing out, mistrust in colleagues’ and workload were some of the reasons cited by UAE professionals.

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