LONDON: It may not be true in your office, thanks to a broad-minded
boss, but a new study has revealed that a large number of executives
in Britain are afraid to go on holidays fearing they could lose their
job.
In their study, researchers have found that at least one in four
employees would not use their full entitlement of earned leave every
year as they are too worried about their job security.
According to them, the "holiday paranoia" of many executives has been
fuelled by redundancy rates doubling over the past year, the 'Daily
Mail' reported.
"There is clearly a fear that 'out of sight means out of mind'. But,
without taking a proper break, individual performance can suffer and
employers will notice mistakes more than they will absence through
holiday.
"Individuals actually need time off to recharge their batteries," Jo
Causon, the Director of Corporate Affairs at the Chartered Management
Institute which commissioned the research, was quoted as saying.
The researchers came to the conclusion after carrying out a survey of
junior and senior managers mostly in private firms across Britain --
37 per cent of the respondents said they had tried to encash their
unused holidays.
However, few employers have insisted that it is very important for
staff to take a break.
Source: Economic Times
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