英国职员共放弃620万天年假 多缘于工作压力.doc

英国职员共放弃620万天年假 多缘于工作压力 【核心提示】根据一项报告，英国超过百万的职员今年没能休完年假。研究发现，按没休掉的年假平均5天来计算，英国职员总共放弃了620万天年假。这相当于雇主得到5亿英镑的工作价值，据一名经济学家称，这将让经济产出提升2%。 Takeabreak:Ifworkersarelessproductiveasaresultofnottakingabreak,takingallannualleavecouldendupboostingtheeconomy Morethanamillionworkerswillfailtotaketheirfullentitlementofleavethisyear,aordingtoareport. Itfoundworkerswillgiveupatotalof6.2milliondaysofannualleave,withtheaverageofunusedholidaystandingatfivedays. Thisequatestoapotential500millionoffreeworkfortheiremployers,which,aordingtoaneconomistwillboosttheoutputoftheeconomybyabouttwopercent. Thereportalsoshowedthatthemainreasonemployeesareshunningtheirremainingholidayentitlementisduetopressuresatworkandarefailingtoappreciatethattakingabreakcouldmakethemmoreproductiveand,inturn,boosttheeconomyinthelongterm. Theresearch,missionedbypriceparisonwebsiteTravelSupermarket,foundthatmorethanoneinfourofthosewhowillshuntheirremainingholidayentitlement(28percent)willdosoduetopressuresatwork. Ninepercentofthe2,020peoplepolledalsosaidtheywouldfeelguiltyabouttakingtheleavebecausetheirworkwouldhavetobetakencareofbytheircolleagues. Afurtherthreepercentsaidtheywouldbeconcernedabouthowtakingtimeoffwouldlooktotheiremployer,whilethesameproportionsaidtheydidntwanttomissoutonanythinginterestingorbeneficialatworkinthetimetheywouldbeaway. VickyRedwood,chiefUKeconomistatCapitalEconomics,said:Giventhatthereareabout250workingdaysinayear,gettinganextrafivefreedaysofworkouttheiremployeescouldintheoryboosttheoutputoftheeconomybyabouttwopercent. Thatsaid,ifworkersarelessproductiveasaresultofnotgettingenoughofabreakfromwork,takingalloftheirannualleavecouldperverselyendupboostingoutputintheeconomy. BobAtkinson,travelexpertforTravelSupermarketsaid:Asweheadoutofadoublediprecessionitsnosurprisethatpeoplearewarytotakealltheirleave,especiallyiftheyfeelpressureanduncertaintyatwork. Despitehavings