The idea of a holiday to get away from it all appears to be thing of the past for UK workers – a new survey reveals that a whopping 86 per cent take their work worries with them.
Even worse, according to Peninsula BusinessWise which carried out the survey, 67 per cent fear for their job while they’re on holiday.
Peninsula BusinessWise’s managing director Peter Done said: “The survey highlights the growing problem and office culture of over-working which is present in UK society. Employees feel too busy to give themselves a break, and those that do find it difficult to relax through worry and stress when they are away from the office.
“It is not uncommon for bosses to place undue pressure on their staff regarding holidays; this can range from assigning large quantities of work to individual employees; to reducing non contractual bonuses; and not considering specific individuals for internal promotions and opportunities that may arise.
“However it is clear that workers themselves are too busy and simply cannot afford to take the breaks that they are entitled to because their workload is so tremendously high and the working week is so long; and even when they are away from the office they feel unable to switch off.”
But he said that workers should not worry about their jobs while they are on holiday, explaining: “If bosses are taking action whilst the individual(s) concerned are away from the office they may well be inciting damaging litigation cases.”
