POLL OF THE DAY: Should workers be allowed to completely switch off on their breaks? YOUR VERDICT
POLL OF THE DAY: Should workers be allowed to completely switch off on their breaks? VOTE NOW
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Train drivers are reportedly allowed to restart their lunch breaks if their boss says hello.
Although taking breaks can help boost worker productivity by around 13 per cent, many workers still receive pesky messages from their boss while they take a rest from their screens.
According to a 2023 analysis by the Compass Group, UK employers should encourage their teams to take longer and more frequent breaks to help unlock productivity.
The data found Britons take less than 33 minutes per day for their main lunch break if they choose to have one at all.
In addition, employees who work five days a week were found to skip at least one of their lunch breaks.
POLL OF THE DAY: Should workers be allowed to completely switch off on their breaks? YOUR VERDICT
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A staggering 10 per cent said they take no breaks at all during their work week.
Aslef union members however sparked fury after it came to light that one perk train drivers have is the ability to restart your lunch break if your boss says hello.
According to the union, any conversation with your boss on a break counts as ‘work’.
GB News’ Ben Leo described the perk as “bonkers”.
In the exclusive poll for GB News membership readers, a majority (55 per cent) of the 806 voters thought workers should not be allowed to completely switch off on their breaks, while 43 per cent thought they should. Two per cent said they did not know.