Should employers provide facilities for staff siestas?

Several executives shared their views on employers providing facilities for staff siestas. Sarah Veale, Head of equality and employee rights, TUC, said the public would support siestas if it meant they felt safer. For Simon Briault, Federation of Small Businesses, employers should be free to make th...

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Published in:Human Resources 2007-08, p.8
Main Authors: Veale, Sarah, Briault, Simon, Lovegrove, Angela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Employee benefits
Employees
Employers
Facilities
Sleep
Small business
Working hours
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Summary:Several executives shared their views on employers providing facilities for staff siestas. Sarah Veale, Head of equality and employee rights, TUC, said the public would support siestas if it meant they felt safer. For Simon Briault, Federation of Small Businesses, employers should be free to make that decision themselves. Angela Lovegrove, MD Europe 04 Corp, do not believe in the UK's culture of long hours, it is not healthy, and employees are more productive when they work proper hours with proper breaks.
ISSN:0964-8380
0964-8380