We have reached that time of the year. December holidays are
around the corner, employees want to make the most of the upcoming
break and now is the time to pull out all the stops to ensure that
company and client needs are met before the festive season
begins.
As a result, it is not uncommon for employees to put in extra
hours and take on additional work to ensure that everything gets
done. But just how productive are employees when they are
overworked and sleep-deprived? A large American study conducted in
2010 observed over 4000 workers at four large corporations.
Participants with insomnia or insufficient sleep experienced the
steepest productivity losses, spending nearly three times as much
of their day on time management alone. A recent South African study
conducted by Charles King from the University of Stellenbosch
Business School found that a lack of sleep among South Africans
employees results in direct and indirect costs to employers. The
direct cost
