HR Grapevine Advent Calendar: Walking in a winter 'worker'-land?

Christmas is all about having time to rest, relax and recuperate - but not for some as three in five UK employees will work at some point over the Christmas period.

According to a survey by Hudson on UK employees, the majority of workers (61.5%), including three quarters of millennials (76%), will put the brakes on the brandy to work at some point between Christmas Eve and the January Bank Holiday.  

Over a third of staff (34%) will have to work at least one day between Christmas and New Year, with one third returning to work on Tuesday 29^th December. Over one quarter (26%) are required to work on December 28^th, 29^th and 30^th.

45% say working over Christmas is mandatory and almost half (48%) claimed it was difficult to take paid leave during the Christmas period. One in ten are covering their colleagues holidays.