62.55% Reveal That They Will Take Leave Even if Not Paid

Many in our modern world find themselves working 9 hours a day, 5 days a week, throughout the year. This results in exhaustion and burnout. However, most are subject to a month’s leave at work. The question is when do you feel like you need a month’s leave? More so, is a month’s leave enough?

To find out, Real Research conducted an online survey app to find out what participants would do if they were given a month’s leave at work. Likewise, who would you most likely spend your month’s leave with? Here are the results.

Highlights

• About 38.10% say they would take a rest on their leave
• 62.55% say they will take leave even if its unpaid
• 84.48% say that a month’s leave is ‘more than enough’

The Majority Say They Would Rest on Their Leave

To begin, respondents were asked what they would prefer to do on a month’s leave at work. In response, 38.10% said that they would rest, whereas 13.07% would ‘travel locally’, and 11.86% said that they would want to ‘travel around the world’. Meanwhile, 11.86% said that they would want to spend time with their families, and around 9.06% would want to ‘do nothing’.

Furthermore, respondents would also want to learn something new and ‘get a certificate’ on their month’s leave, whereas 2.89% would want to ‘see a doctor’. Lastly, 2.97% said they would exercise, 2.31% want to spend some time with friends, 1.69% want to start a diet, and 1.75% want to explore and visit restaurants.

To follow up, those who chose ‘do nothing’, were asked why? On this, 62.8% said they were feeling unwell not feeling well. In contrast, 18.16% did not necessarily have a specific place to go to, and 16.19% preferred relaxing at home. Lastly, 1.11% said it is due to the prevailing pandemic.

Next respondents revealed ‘Who would you most like to spend your month’s leave with’. Here, 34.82% chose ‘alone’, 32.62% chose their families, and 14.70% chose their lovers. Lastly, 12.14% chose friends and 5% chose colleagues.

62.55% Say They Will Take Leave Despite Not Being Paid

In the event of being given a month’s leave that is unpaid, a whopping 62.55% said they would take it. This leaves 37.45% who would rather work than take unpaid leaves. Next, respondents answered ‘when do you feel like you need a months leave?’.

On this, 37.73% say take it when they are unable to recover from long hours of rest. Moreover, 19.20% will take leave upon feeling burnt out and 16.98% said when they are unable to focus on work. Lastly, 13.58% said when their personal life feels lacking and 11.51% said when they feel their social relationships have been neglected for too long.

84.48% Feel That a Month’s Leave Is More Than Enough

To conclude, the survey asked respondents if a month’s leave at work is sufficient. In response, 84.48% said ‘it is already more than enough’. In contrast, 35.52% said ‘I need longer than a month’.