Annual leave is a break taken from work in order to rest and re-energise yourself. It offers an opportunity to the mood and productivity of workers. People who take work leave are less prone to stress and accidents at work place.

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Below are a few benefits of taking time off from work;

1. Fatigue and Stress Elimination

Taking holidays help to reduce work-related stress. Studies show that after holidays employee manages work responsibilities more efficiently and effective because they are less stressed and fatigued.

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2. Increase productivity and creativity.

It makes a lot of sense that if taking time off work to relax helps employees re-energise themselves and recharge their batteries, then automatically this will lead to higher productivity and efficiency at work.

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3. Massive decline in absenteesm

Taking of annual leave helps reduce the rate at which employee absent themselves from work. A happy employee who knows will be given sometime off work every year will be willing to come to work all the time and work more effectively.

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4. Helps improve Mental and Physical Conditions

One can never underestimate the physical and mental conditions of an employee in the work environment. It is the brain that find answers to the various task at the work place and the body executes them. Without rest the brain and body gets stressed up leading to less efficiency at work.

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5. Helps to Stimulate Creativity thinking

Taking vacations mostly outside your comfort zones to say abroad helps to adapt to different lifestyles and cultures. This brings about different ideologies which can be implemented at work places on return.

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