C A R E E R’ S
Why You Should Always Leave
Work on Time
I
f you ever needed an excuse or three to leave work
on time then this could be it.New research shows that
people working 55 hours a week or more are over a
third more likely to suffer a stroke than those working a
35 to 40 hour week. They are also 13% more likely to
suffer a heart attack.The largest study conducted on the
issue, carried out in three continents and led by scientists at University College London, makes a clear statement on the dangers of burning the midnight oil. The
researchers, who published their findings in the Lancet
medical journal, cannot state categorically that long
hours cause people to have strokes – but their study
shows that there is a link between the two.And this correlation increases the longer the hours that people put
in at the office. But strokes and heart disease aren’t the
only risks involved in working longer hours - there’s