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A think tank has stated that taxes on alcoholic beverages should be extended to address a “productivity crisis”.
Overall, one of the three workers admitted that they had called sick after drinking alcohol in work programs in the last one year, while 43% of the children aged 18 to 24 said they had done so, by a survey. Public policy research institute (IPPR) found.
In further evidence General jade Employees are inconsistently affected by the loss of workplace alcohol, the report stated that more than a third of the youth said they felt that they felt “fit” or pressure to drink to pursue their career.
One of all the employees in the survey said that he had worked with a hangover, and 29% said that he said that the colleagues were “tired or dull” after drinking.
Ahead of Rahel reeves When she distributes the autumn budget next month, the IPPR said that action is important to address the work related to work and later to address the harmful effects of productivity problems in all areas.
Think tank called Government Alcohol duty escalator to resume, which was installed by Labor in 2008 and scraped by conservatives in 2014.
The Tantra increased all alcohol duty rates by 2% every year at the rate of inflation.
The IPPR also stated that the government should take action on the “cheapest, strongest drinks that cause the most damage”, which is at the same level by volume by accepting duty rates with similar levels of alcohol in all alcohol products.
The report states that a minimum unit price on all alcohol applied in Scotland and Wales can also be set in England.
The government increased the liquor duty rates in February, as they were frozen by conservatives in the last two years.
Health organizations have called for a new national liquor strategy to limit losses, with the previous one published in 2012, but IPPR said that the impact of workers is reducing productivity and development by drinking regular alcohol.
Jamie O’Holoren, senior research companion at IPPR, said that immediate measures are required.
He said: “We often think about the loss of alcohol as a public health issue, but it shows that it is a national economic problem.
“When about half of young professionals are calling sick after drinking workplace, it is not just a hangover, it is a productivity crisis.
“If the government is serious about development, it needs to take the loss of alcohol seriously.”
The report found that most employers are seen as much reduced to address a workplace drinking culture.
More than half of the workers in the survey said that their employer has not provided any guidance, training or inclusive options for events with alcohol.
But 73% of the workers stated that they believe that employers have the responsibility to reduce the loss of alcohol, “represents a clear difference between expectation and action”.
Sebstian Rece, the head of health at IPPR, appealed to employers to take action on the issue.
He said: “Employers There is a big opportunity here.
“By going away from alcohol-centered cultures and offering real support, they can promote good, improve performance, and create more inclusive workplaces.
“This is not about banning the drink – it is about giving people the option to flourish without pressure. The evidence is clear: nothing is spending us all.”
The report admitted that the increase in the cost of alcohol products could be unpopular with the public and political risk.
It states that the alcohol industry focuses on the large contribution of the region to the “continuous” lobbying economy of policy makers by the alcohol industry, quoted as tens of billions of pounds per year, and jobs supported by the region.
But the IPPR said that this contribution could be overstated because most of these jobs are often part -time and “bad payments”.
The findings of the report were based on survey of 2,083 employees in the UK.
A government spokesperson said: “As part of our 10 -year health plan, we are supporting to make healthy options through our shift to prevent people from disease because we make an NHS fit for the future.
“This involves commitment to starting a mandatory requirement for alcoholic beverages to display consistent nutritional information and health warning messages.
“The government has also provided an additional £ 310 million for improvement in drug and alcohol treatment services and comprehensive recovery assistance, including housing and employment help.”
Emma McClarkin, Chief Executive Officer of the British Beer and Pub Association, called Rachel Reeves to cut duties on alcohol, an increase in warnings would be “frightening” for beer growers and pubs.
He said: “UK beer duty is already the highest among the European Union average in Europe and ten times the ten times charged in Spain and Germany.
“The current alcohol duty governance of the UK encourages the production of low -power products combined with important industry investment, resulting in low and no wine beer for consumers.
“Increasing alcohol duty at a time when the areas of beer and pubs are facing the worst economic pressures, which will never be less disastrous and with a widespread impact for communities in the entire Britain and national economy, that is why the Chancellor should cut beer duty and fulfill the promise of improving meaningful business rates in this budget and encouraged development and investment.”