Business Owners Taking Less Time off this Year
Almost a third of small business owners are taking less holiday this year than in previous years, according to new research from business price comparison service Make It Cheaper. The poll of 1,000 businesses found that 29% had cut down on their holiday time in 2010, with many citing financial worries and staffing problems. More than a third (35%) admitted they were anxious about finding reliable staff to cover for them, while one in five said that even when on holiday they were unable to switch off. Many small business owners appeared to recognise the health risks of not taking time off work – nearly two-thirds (59%) said they feared exhaustion and burn out from the long hours they spent running their business. Tatiana Quadrello, senior researcher at the Work Foundation, said there ... »