After-After Work Drinks

Redundancy leads to increased drinking - tell us something we didn't know!

PEOPLE affected by redundancy are hitting the bottle, a report out yesterday suggests. Charity Drinkaware found that one in 10 Britons either made redundant or close to someone who had lost their job in the last six months is drinking more.

Of those, 49 per cent said their daytime alcohol intake had increased. In the survey of 2253 adults, 71 per cent said heavier drinking was directly linked to redundancy.

Losing a job was also found to damage emotional wellbeing, with 55 per cent of those affected suffering mood swings, anxiety or boredom. Chris Sorek, chief executive of Drinkaware, said: "The country is facing one of its worst recessions in history and redundancies are making daily headlines.

"Losing your job is one of the most stressful life events and people turn to alcohol as a coping mechanism. But alcohol is a depressant and can lead to further stress and anxiety."