How can accountants achieve a better work-life balance?

Jonathan Barber, executive director of the Institute of Financial Accountants, says it's time to take action to stop excessive working hours as accountants are put under increasing pressure to deal with huge workloads

In the most recent member survey from the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) it was revealed that many respondents are working overtime, including evenings and weekends. Fuelled largely by an increase in workload for the second year in a row, accountants can find themselves overstretched and under-resourced. The question is whether enough is being done to mitigate the issue, and help assure a healthy work-life balance.

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