5 reasons to go home on time

Everyone's guilty of staying late, but if it becomes too frequent then it is detrimental to both yourself and the company. 

Writing in The Guardian, Charlotte Sweeney, author the Sweeny report (which looked at the voluntary code of conduct for executive search firms) and co-author, alongside Fleur Bothwick, of ‘Inclusive Leadership - The Definitive Guide to Developing and Executing an Impactful Diversity and Inclusion Strategy – Locally and Globally’, gave five reasons why you, and your workforce, should go home on time.

1. Working long hours has a negative impact on your health

A stressful job can be murder, literally – according to a study by Harvard University and Stanford University. They found that the stress levels you experience at work have a direct effect on how long you will live.