Malaysians are becoming the world’s biggest workaholics, with 90% of the workforce working even when they are on holiday, The Star reports.
Based on Expedia’s 2012 Vacation Deprivation Survey, Malaysia has the world’s fourth most dedicated workforce with employees who just can’t seem to let go of their work even when on vacation.
According to The Star, the survey by Expedia was conducted based on 8,000 employed adults from 22 countries throughout the globe. The survey also revealed that Malaysians spent about 40 hours a week at work but received only an average of 14 days of annual leave, among the lowest in the world.
But despite the limited number of days, on average, Malaysians did not use about 7% of their leave. Here are some of the reasons why Malaysian’s are reluctant to go on vacation:
- They like the option to carry forward their leave to the next calendar year.
- Unable to coordinate travel dates with travel partners.
- 40% of the respondents said they were reluctant to go on vacation for fear their bosses would not be happy about it.
- 15% said they were worried that going on holiday would reflect negatively on their careers.
- 9% said they would sacrifice a holiday due to limited funds.
According to the survey, Asia is the world’s most vacation deprived region. Asians were reportedly taking the lowest number of holidays and clocking in the most number of hours each week.
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