48% of working Russians feel sleep deprivation four days a week – Kommersant

Employers in Russia overpay about 3.5 trillion rubles. per year due to the inefficiency of sleepy employees. Lack of sleep four times a week is felt by 48% of Russians, follows from the results of a study by the NAFI Analytical Center. RBC.

It is specified that 1.6 thousand Russians employed took part in the NAFI survey. It was held in May this year. “The decrease in work efficiency on days when the employee did not get enough sleep leads to a decrease in labor productivity, which means that the employer overpays the employee on these days. …Overpayments for the inefficiency of sleepy employees average 291 billion rubles. per month, or 3.5 trillion rubles. per year throughout Russia, ”NAFI told the publication. The researchers noted that the monthly amount of overpayment by almost 100 billion rubles. higher than in 2019.

According to RBC, NAFI in its study correlated the number of all working Russians (about 72 million), the percentage of sleep-deprived people and the average level of wages in the regions of the Russian Federation. According to the survey, about 30% of respondents said that their efficiency at work drops by 51-57% due to lack of sleep.

According to the study, citizens aged 35 to 44 suffer the most from lack of sleep. Women are more likely to complain about lack of sleep – 58%. Among the reasons that interfere with sleep, respondents named evening leisure (43%), health problems (31%) and the need to work or study overtime (30%).

Erdni Kagaltynov