Summer holidays: A source of stress?

Posted by Melodie Gilbert in Managing people on Tue, 23/06/2009 - 11:23
  • The holiday season can mean more stress for workers putting in extra hours before they jet off
  • HR professionals must seek ways to help minimise the stress
  • Steps include staggered annual leave and discouraging staff from taking work away with them
It’s that time of year when employees' minds begin to turn to sun-drenched beaches and time out from their everyday jobs. We all look forward to a break from work, but research has shown that the holiday season has become a miserable experience with UK workers claiming they have to put in up to an extra 50 hours work before they leave for holiday, and more when they return, in order to get everything done. For many employees, jetting off on holiday can be more stressful than remaining at work – in fact the time leading up to a holiday has been quoted as one of the most stressful times of year. So, why do employees feel the pressure at this time more than most?

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Hello! And welcome back as we enter 2012, with a busy year ahead of us all. With talk of double-dip recessions, a possible partial or even full break-up of the Eurozone and unemployment rates set to hit nearly 9%, topics such as organisational streamlining, staff resilience and talent management are likely to be on many an HR professional's lips over the next 12 months.
 
But to lighten the gloom here in the UK, we also have the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and its attendant public holidays to look forward to at the start of June. Followed by two weeks of Olympic Games from 27 July to 12 August and the Paralympics from 29 August to 9 September, each generating their own excitement, but also issues to work through for hard-pressed HR departments trying to sort out the multifarious staffing issues in advance.
 
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