The study revealed the main summer habits of office workers

With the onset of summer, office workers increasingly spend their lunch break outside the workplace, combining rest with walks and meetings with colleagues. This is evidenced by the results of a study of the Skolkovo Park business district, which were reviewed by Izvestia on July 4.

According to the survey, 38% of employees use their lunch break to walk near the office or visit the nearest shops. Another 26% prefer to spend this time in cafes and restaurants with colleagues, preferring establishments with open verandas in the summer. At the same time, almost half of the respondents (48%) admitted that they leave the office during lunch almost every day during the warmer months.

However, not everyone is ready to change their usual work schedule. Every tenth participant in the study stays in the office for lunch, and 6% continue to have a snack right at their desk, without being distracted from current tasks.

The authors of the study note that the summer working day format affects not only the habits of employees, but also the atmosphere in the team. Thus, 38% of respondents believe that the warm season helps to strengthen relations between colleagues due to more opportunities for informal communication.

This trend continues after the end of the working day. According to the study, 40% of respondents spend their free time with colleagues after work from time to time, and 24% do it almost daily. At the same time, one in five (20%) prefers to go home immediately, separating their professional and personal lives.

In addition, the opportunity to work and relax outdoors becomes an additional motivation for at least 12% of employees to come to the office.

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Olga Leonova, PhD in Law, Associate Professor of the Department of State and Municipal Finance at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, said on June 9 that employees in Russia have the right to refuse to perform their duties in the summer if the office temperature exceeds 28 degrees. In such cases, the employee has the right to suspend his activities, having previously notified the management in writing.