A recent study shows that smokers work about 2.5 weeks less per year than their colleagues who abstain from nicotine. The reason: Short smoking breaks can last up to 25 minutes a day, or about two hours a week. A smoker who regularly gives in to his habit works approximately 92 hours less per year – depending on holiday consumption and public holidays.
According to a recent YouGov survey, smokers spend more than two hours per week on smoking breaks; that is 92 hours per year. When regular vacation days and public holidays are taken into account, this amounts to more than two weeks of extra time off.
Cigarette breaks are not recorded
According to the law, employees who work more than six hours a day are entitled to a 30-minute break. However, the research shows that cigarette breaks are usually not officially recorded. Smokers also do not shorten their lunch breaks to compensate for lost time.
Effects on the working atmosphere
Most smokers assume that their regular breaks are tolerated by their colleagues and report no dissatisfaction. Only one in five reports negative reactions.
Employers, on the other hand, decide whether to tolerate these extra breaks or deduct them as working time – or whether to even allow smokers to smoke on company premises…
Source: Krone
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