A study by the American International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans found that employees who take their annual leave days are 40% more productive and less irritable, depressed, forgetful and easily fatigued compared to employees who don't use their entitlement.
Taking a break makes employees more productive. Ask anyone how they feel after a vacation, and they will say that the holiday makes them feel more focused, refreshed, ready and raring to start work compared to the latter part of each year when breaks are fewer.
Automate Absence and Leave Management
Studies have shown that employees tend to work better after leave – they become less prone to accidents, their productivity increases by 40%, and they're less likely to be stressed out, irritable, depressed, forgetful, or fatigued.
Employees who take their full annual leave entitlement are also 28% less likely to take time off sick. Well-rested employees are also 38% less prone to workplace accidents.
After taking leave, an employee feels recharged and motivated to continue working with the employer for the reasons that first drew them to the job.
Yet, 44% of employees do not take their full annual leave entitlement because they are too busy! But without a break, there's a risk employees can become 65% less creative and miss deadlines.
How to Calculate Your Annual Leave
Coffee breaks, rest breaks and holidays are all necessary for your employees to remain productive. Without breaks, everything is affected, from creativity to the ability to meet deadlines. Well-rested employees are more focused, refreshed, ready and raring to start work!
For a more sophisticated way to pro rata annual leave across your workforce, HRLocker calculates all your team’s holiday days. This will help you with staff holiday planning. The system also gives detailed reports on headcount, days taken, sick leave, absence management, and so much more!
To get an idea of how it works, click below to try our free holiday calculator.
