Read about the economic cost of days off and whether it is beneficial for state budgets to reduce them.
Explore why policymakers want to reduce days off and how rest can help employees work more effectively.
In accordance with The Financial Times licensing agreements, the article and lesson materials will be available until 3rd December 2026.
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Topics
- 1-to-1
- adults
- Adults
- Advanced
- advanced
- annual leave
- B1
- B2
- British English
- Business / ESP
- business language
- business news
- business phrases
- C1
- C2
- days off
- employee wellbeing
- Group Work
- holidays
- Integrated Skills
- Intermediate
- intermediate
- labour policies
- paid time off
- policymakers
- Printable Worksheet
- public holidays
- rest
- Technology
- Up to 90 mins
- Whole Class
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