UK workers dream of ìsun and sangriaî whilst stuck in the office

As summer holiday season sets in it looks like UK workers have other things than work on their mind. Research from Monster has found that over half of UK workers are spending time at work booking summer hols and one in three are carrying out the whole process from initial research through to booking the trip whist in the office.

Monster.co.uk recently asked 669 workers in the UK ìDo you spend time at work planning your summer holidays?î and the overall results revealed the following:

43% (292 votes) No - I do this on my own time
32% (216 votes) Yes - I do everything at work, from research to booking
24% (161 votes) - Only a little bit

However according to Julian Acquari, Managing Director, UK and Ireland, there is nothing wrong with taking a bit of time out whilst at work: ìEmployees are perfectly entitled to spend their lunch time carrying out personal business, in fact recent research* has shown that time spent doing non-work related activity on the internet or ìe-breaksî often has an energising effect and boosts productivity. However there is a fine line and employees should ensure they are not spending excessive time using the phone or internet for personal activities.î

The results of the current Monster Meter are based on votes cast by Monster.co.uk visitors from 12th ñ 25th May 2008. Only one vote per user is counted toward the final tabulation. The Monster Meter, a product of Monster, the leading global online careers website and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide Inc., is a series of online polls that gauge users' opinions on a variety of topics relating to careers, the economy and the workplace. These polls are not scientific and reflect the opinions of only those Internet users who have chosen to participate. Anyone interested in voting in Monster's current online poll may do so by logging onto www.monster.co.uk

*- Report from Goldsmith College, London ñ May 2008