HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you take a lunch break?

11:13am Thursday 24th January 2013 in News

More than 1 in 4 workers in Bournemouth fail to take a single lunch break during the working week, according to new figures.

A survey by the British Heart Foundation also showed one in six workers do absolutely no physical activity during working hours, and nearly a quarter only manage up to 20 minutes or less over the entire working day.

The survey is part of a campaign by the BHF to get workplaces to sign up to their Health at Work programme aimed at counteracting the effects of today's sedentary lifestyle in a bid to combat heart disease.

Do you think taking a lunch break is important? 

 

Comments(7)

l'anglais says...
12:59pm Thu 24 Jan 13

Have you seen what is on offer in "English" restaurants?

Better off abstaining than self contamination.

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muscliffman says...
1:34pm Thu 24 Jan 13

Any bets that the 1 in 4 that don't take a lunch break in Bournemouth are in the public-sector?

Thought not!

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Tripod says...
2:05pm Thu 24 Jan 13

As I currently work in the Centre of Bournemouth, when I do take a Lunch Break I have to dodge the Beggers, Chuggers, Big Issue sellers etc. etc. Not what I'd call a Relaxing Break.

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HRH of Boscombe says...
3:23pm Thu 24 Jan 13

Hardly suprising. I worked at JPM there years and years ago. It was a back office sweat shop for London. Probably the same in a lot of big organisations.
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I decided to move to London and reap the financial rewards if I was going to be worked hard anyway. It was a completely different story. 3 pints for lunch everyday and the afternoon on the internet.
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I bet the people in Bmth who don't take lunch work for a back office function for a large organisation. Probably American or Japanese.

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s-pb2 says...
6:42pm Thu 24 Jan 13

muscliffman wrote:
Any bets that the 1 in 4 that don't take a lunch break in Bournemouth are in the public-sector?

Thought not!
To be honest ive worked both in the public sector and now in the private sector and it was rare that the people I worked with in the public sector job took their lunch breaks, basically because their work loads were too heavy.

Its not just lazy senior managers who work in the public sector, there are also amongst others some very dedicated people like carers, therapists, medical staff, social workers and so on. Its just a shame that you and others always tar anyone who work in these areas with the same brush.

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MrPitiful says...
11:31pm Thu 24 Jan 13

There's a department of a large bank in the centre of Bournemouth whose managers put pressure on the staff not to take lunch breaks during certain days of the week.
Silly really because in the long term, it creates a high turnover of staff, low morale & lower overall productivity.

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scrumpyjack says...
8:28pm Fri 25 Jan 13

muscliffman wrote:
Any bets that the 1 in 4 that don't take a lunch break in Bournemouth are in the public-sector?

Thought not!
You are so right. And their european law 15 min break from the PC twice a day.

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