Employers are "misguided" and could be contributing to health problems for their workforce by encouraging workers to bond down the pub, says a new study.
Their well meaning efforts can fail to achieve the goal of improving team moral and also cause unexpected negative side effects, according to the research from Aviva. Over half of business leaders (57%) questioned in the provider's fourth Health of the Workplace report claim that socialising at work usually involves going to the pub for drinks. In comparison, 23% of employers run teambuilding days and just over one in ten (13%) participate in sporting pursuits. Although 45% of business leaders say that there's no obligation to drink alcohol at their social events, just 7% of bosses...
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