When is National Take Back The Lunch Break Day?
Saturday June 24thNorth American employees commemorate National Take Back the Lunch Break Day on June 24th each year to foster employee moral and productivity.
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There's been an increasing trend to take less frequent and shorter lunch breaks, impacting employee morale and well-being. Only one out of three employees is engaged at work, according to Gallup, only one out of three employees is engaged at work. Because engagement influences employee, happiness, and job satisfaction, employees and employers across North America, employees and employers alike need to step up to the plate – the lunch plate that is!
According to a 2017 report by Tork, an Essity brand, employees who take lunch breaks are more likely to report being efficient at work and happy with their jobs. According to the survey, nearly 90 percent of employees think taking a lunch break is important when starting a new job. However, when they are on the job, the average lunch break is less than 30 minutes for more than half of North American employees – barely enough time to buy a meal, let alone enjoy it.
Tork created National Take Back the Lunch Break Day to help raise workplace morale, satisfaction, and productivity in North America.
