Half a million people hungover at work each day

 Half a million people hungover at work each day

More than half a million people are hungover at work on any given day and the figures is set to soar during the World Cup, experts say.

Nearly one in 10 Britons head to the office suffering from the after effects of too much alcohol at least twice a week, a poll of 1,000 people by charity Drinkaware suggests.

This works out as 520,000 fragile-feeling people heading in to work each day.

Of these almost one in five admit struggling to keep on top of their workload¹ and to making mistakes.   And seven per cent of employees with a hangover have even had to leave work early because they were too poorly to carry on.

The survey also revealed contradictory² perceptions of drinking with nearly two-thirds admitting they've joked about having a hangover with a colleague or their boss, despite 89 per cent of people thinking that having a hangover at work is unacceptable

With the football World Cup just two weeks away, Drinkaware predicts these figures will increase in June and July during the tournament, having a direct impact on workplace productivity up and down the country.

Drinkaware has teamed up with private healthcare provider Bupa to advise employers how to manage alcohol in the workplace.

Chris Sorek, chief executive of Drinkaware, said: 'Having a hangover at work doesn't just affect the person who has drunk to excess.

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'With hundreds of thousands of people going to work every day after a heavy night, it impacts work productivity and even results in employees going home sick.

'An international sporting event like the World Cup will inevitably³ capture the attention of the nation and is a great time for people to come together, but hangovers at work are likely to increase.

Dr Katrina Herren, medical director of Bupa Health and Well-being⁴ said: 'As an employer, it is important not to ignore the effects of alcohol on employees or the adverse⁵ effects it can have on the workplace environment. 

'Employees should also be aware that if someone is regularly coming into work with a hangover this could be a sign of wider alcohol or mental health problems.'

Drinkaware advises men to stick to the recommended guidelines of three to four units of alcohol per day - a pint⁶ and a half of lager - and women to stick to two to three units per day, a 175ml glass of wine. 

1 workload   

n.作业量，工作量

参考例句：

• An assistant one day a week would ease my workload.每周有一天配一个助手就会减轻我的工作负担。
• He's always grousing about the workload.他总是抱怨工作量大。

2 contradictory   

adj.反驳的，反对的，抗辩的；n.正反对，矛盾对立

参考例句：

• The argument is internally contradictory.论据本身自相矛盾。
• What he said was self-contradictory.他讲话前后不符。

3 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。

4 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。

5 adverse   

adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的

参考例句：

• He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
• The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

6 pint   

n.品脱

参考例句：

• I'll have a pint of beer and a packet of crisps, please.我要一品脱啤酒和一袋炸马铃薯片。
• In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.从前，花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。