Some people think that employers should give their staff at least four weeks of holidays a year to make employees better at their jobs. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

A school of thought holds that prolonging vacation’s length up to one month could improve the working performance of

employees

. Regarding

this

issue, I do not agree

due to

the reasons outlined below.

Firstly

, long-

time

holidays

provide

employees

with more

time

to accommodate their own needs. To illustrate, staff can utilize the

time

to accompany family members, enjoy rest or manage physical and mental health conditions. That means, after being packed with jobs, they could have a chance to adjust themselves and their working pattern, eventually leading to higher working efficiency. Another knock-on effect brought about by a longer vacation is that it might, in return, improve

employees

'

job

satisfaction and their sense of belonging to the corporation, which seemingly can create productivity and foster their willingness to devote more energy to their

job

.

However

, I disagree with the idea because many problems could arise owing to the

policy

of extending

holidays

.

Firstly

,

this

policy

appears to be the precursor to a post-vacation depression in which

employees

feel a lack of energy and enthusiasm towards their

job

.

In other words

, after

such

a long

time

being diverted away from the professional working environment,

employees

may feel tired and tedious, finding it hard to resume the

job

since, at that

time

, all their working zeal has been exhausted.

Secondly

, long-

time

holidays

could

also

take a heavy toll on

employees

' working skills as it may interrupt their working pattern, making them feel unfamiliar with their current skills.

Lastly

, the

policy

of prolonging

holidays

can be employed as an excuse for reducing operating costs and dismissing

employees

during the economic recession. In fact,

this

case has been witnessed in Vietnam, after the COVID-19 when economic and trading activities become lower, several companies passed a

policy

asking their staff to have a longer vacation without proper compensation, which has caused much resentment among Vietnamese workers, leading to their degraded motivation towards the

job

when going back to their workplace. In conclusion,

although

benefits regarding staff morale and cooperation appear noticeable, I opine it is imprudent to overlook the numerous disadvantages it entails.