“When employees see work breaks as useful and necessary, they are less likely to skip or shorten their break.'
If you said 'Yes' to either, there's new research from a Burnaby post-secondary school that says it's very important to take full and proper breaks.
Lyubykh's review found benefits of breaks decrease the amount of stress, emotional exhaustion, cognitive irritation and sleep problems. The length or amount of breaks taken appears to matter less compared to how employees actually spend their time while stepping away from the job. Suprisingly, exercising while on break did not have a huge impact on employee performance but did improve psychological and physical well-being.
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