According to one out of every three Russians, the workload increases many times due to public holidays. A study by Renaissance Insurance Group and hh.ru, the results of which were reviewed by socialbites.ca, showed that this was due to tight deadlines, excessive relaxation of colleagues and a reduction in the reporting period.
According to the survey, more than half of employees (63%) do not take breaks on official weekends and public holidays. One-third (38%) say they need to finish work tasks, and one-sixth (16%) do so to earn additional income. 9% stay in contact with customers if they do not have a day off.
A third (34%) of respondents said their workload increased severalfold on the eve of a holiday weekend. Russians are starting to notice an increase in the number of missions and a sharp change in deadlines as early as a week or just before the public holiday (28%). Because of this, their health worsens: 43% feel overworked, 25% complain of back and low back pain, and 24% have trouble sleeping.
Nearly one in two (46%) would like to distribute the holidays slightly differently on the calendar. 15% are confident that the optimal solution would be to evenly space the weekends over quarters so that each has a few additional days of rest. 11% believe that holidays should be used at the employee’s discretion, and the same number of respondents (11%) want to be paid for these days and simply work. The remaining 9% want one more day off a week instead of a holiday throughout the year. Advocate for the introduction of the four-day work week with the elimination of all public holidays.
Russians consider the holiday that causes the most stress to the New Year (16%), that is, the first week of January. The most important reason for this is postponing work and postponing it until the weekend is over (41%). Excessive relaxation of others prevents the other 36% from completing tasks, and 32% believe this is an unreasonable reduction in the reporting period.
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