Executive assistants prefer to take the ‘mini-break’ holiday as opposed to weeks away from the office, according to research released today (27 December 2006) by OfficeTeam, a leading provider of specialised administrative personnel on a temporary and full-time basis.

According to the 2006 UK OfficeTeam Salary Survey, almost a third of office workers take their holiday as one-off days to make a long weekend / short break, while only six per cent take two week long breaks.

The survey went on to discover that a staggering one in five (20 per cent) executive assistants take three to five days to be completely relaxed when on holiday and six per cent take a full week. Out of the respondents the females were seen to de-stress faster than males with 29 per cent of females saying it takes them just one to two days until they are completely relaxed and de-stressed on holiday, compared to 22 per cent of males.

Victoria Sprott, Regional Director for OfficeTeam, comments:

“Our survey clearly showed a worrying pattern with many workers choosing to take very short holiday breaks and struggling to de-stress within the first few days of the holiday. We suggest that people should try and take at least one elongated break away from the office even if it’s just to relax at home.”