The number of workers returning to work after the bank holidays now seeking new jobs has increased by over four times the usual level, according to data from online recruitment platform staffbay.com.

Tony Wilmot founder of www.staffbay.com, explains: “With the royal wedding ensuring many staff enjoyed two successive four-day weekends, it seems all play and no work has given people more time for career reflection or maybe they are just looking for a package that offers more paid annual leave.

“During periods when we get more time off work, such as Christmas or during the unprecedented Bank Holiday period in April, we are given time to reflect on our careers and the back to work blues hits us stronger than at any other time. This spurs us on to make change in our careers and apply for new jobs.”