With the rising costs of hiring staff, small business owners are sacrificing more of their own holiday time to keep their business running.
472,000 small business owners will be working every day over the Christmas holidays without a single day off, according to a survey commissioned by business for sale marketplace, Bizdaq www.mybizdaq.com.
– No rest for small business owners over Christmas – 472,000 small business owners working every day over the holidays
– Cost of employing staff a growing issue – 2.3 million small business owners not hiring additional staff due to rising costs of employment
– Holidays throughout year sacrificed – small business owners are taking 11 days less holiday per year compared to full time workers’ holiday entitlement
Of the small business owners that will be working over Christmas, 34% said they were planning to work as they couldn’t afford to take the time off. A further 17% of owners are unable to take time off as they do not have enough staff to cover this period.
Sean Mallon, CEO of Bizdaq, said “It is clear that small business owners are still being let down by successive governments. The hard work and effort put into running and building small businesses is not reflected in the government’s attitude towards them, despite employing over 14.7m across the UK.
To see that over 60% of small business owners won’t get a break over Christmas goes to show the dedication and passion they possess, and with 43% citing high taxes as a reason contributing towards having to work such long hours is very disappointing.”
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