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1 in 4 to drink less at Christmas party – Igniyte’s research in Recruitment Buzz
30 November 2015 · Igniyte
Recruitment Buzz has covered Igniyte’s latest research into office Christmas party behaviour which has shown that 1 in 4 UK employees vowed to “drink less” at their 2015 office festive event for fear of embarrassing themselves.
The research – conducted on over 1,000 UK employees across eight different sectors – revealed some interesting statistics about our antics at office Christmas parties. Most notably, it was found that the property sector seemingly found themselves in the most trouble following their Christmas party behaviour.
1 in 10 property employees had received a written or verbal warning following their work Christmas party, and 8% had even been fired.
The study also found that the travel sector are most likely to be amorous at office Christmas parties! A huge 40% of travel employees admitting flirting with a co-worker, and 42% admitting kissing a co-worker at their work festive do.
Take a look at the full article in Recruitment Buzz here for more statistics and take a look at our free guide here if you’d like advice on implementing staff guidelines before your Christmas event.
