Survey finds staff aim for work/life balance.(Brief article)

Direct marketers are turning their backs on huge salaries by working fewer hours to achieve a better work/life balance, according to Precision Marketing's annual salary survey.

The findings contradict a recent TUC study, which claims that workers put in #23bn of unpaid overtime last year, working an extra seven hours a week for no pay.

Salaries across the direct industry have only increased marginally over the past year, but the number of hours worked has fallen, according to the PM research. Many industry experts believe this is because …