Wednesday, 25. August 2004
Topic: NEWS english - on August 25, 2004 at 8:52:00 PM CEST
Hangovers cost UK £2.8bn annually
Hangovers are costing the UK economy £2.8bn ($3.5bn) a year, research by employment agency Reed has found.
Workers spend an average of 2.5 days hungover on the job, with people living in the south and north-east of England the most likely to turn up 'half cut'.
For some, the office is a no-go area and nationally an average 2.3 days are taken off sick due to boozing. One-in-three people admit taking 5 days off.
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