'Toiling away' | More than 1.1 million workers will be at work this Christmas Day

As many workplaces prepare to shut down for the Christmas break, a major union body is urging everyone to spare a thought for the million-plus workers who will be working this Christmas Day.

The TUC (Trade Union Congress) estimates – based on analysis of official statistics – that more than 1.1 million people will be working on Christmas Day this year.

ONS data from previous reference years shows that care workers, nurses and nursing auxiliaries/assistants are usually the busiest occupations on Christmas Day.

The TUC says that tens of thousands of people working on Christmas Day are in low-paid and insecure work.