A crisis moment in the defining debate of our time.

IPPR report warns of ‘productivity crisis’ and says many firms out of step with gen Z shift away from alcohol One in three UK workers have called in sick after drinking at a work event or after hours with colleagues, research has found. Many staff feel under pressure to drink in work-related settings against their wishes, despite a big shift among younger adults away from consuming as much alcohol as their predecessors. 32% of workers had called in sick the next day after drinking at a work event or with workmates in the last year. 41% of 18- to 24-year-olds had been too hungover to work, and 47% of 25- to 34-year-olds. 22% of staff in education and 24% in health and social care had cried off work the next day after drinking at or after work in the past six months, and a fifth in both sectors had turned up late the next day. 28% think drinking at work events excludes non-drinkers or creates cliques. Continue reading...