Many people work long hours, leaving very little time for leisure activities. Does this situation have more advantages or disadvantages?

It has become common to see employees working extra hours to increase their wage. In order to do that, they sacrifice

leisure

time

. I believe

this

situation is extremely negative to both workers and companies.

This

essay will present what are the drawbacks of working more and having fewer

leisure

moments.

To begin

with, I think having

leisure

time

and

activities

is a need.

In other words

, employees need to spend

time

with friends and family because it brings a variety of benefits.

For example

,

leisure

time

spent with family can strength families ties.

In addition

,

leisure

activities

have

also

advantages concerning productivity.

Therefore

, workers that do not deny their spare

time

, produce more in their jobs.

Furthermore

, there is an association between

leisure

and happiness. According to some

leisure

experts, the more people have

leisure

time

, the happier they are.

This

is because we do in our

leisure

moments the kind of

activities

that makes us happier, and generally, with people that are important for us.

Finally

, people usually practice some sports and physical

activities

during their

leisure

moments. To illustrate, practising sports is the main

leisure

activity done by Brazilians during their spare

time

.

As a result

, at the same

time

that they are having fun, they are improving their health. To sum up, considering the arguments aforementioned, I believe

leisure

activities

is necessary for all workers.

Leisure

can increase both happiness, productivity and health. That being said, I suggest that companies do not allow employees to work long hours without having

leisure

time

.