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 Employers have been advised to offer flexi-hours that match a worker's body clock.The Sleep Council claims that certain individuals do not have a body clock which matches with their working day. Jessica Alexander, from The Sleep Council, said that a "nap" in the middle of the day would help people "to a certain extent", but recommends that companies attempt to match working hours to a particular employee's body clock. "I think it could be beneficial and I think what would be a much more [beneficial] thing for businesses to look at is finding out about their client's sleep patterns and body clocks and when they are at their best and offering flexi hours in that sense," she added. A recent survey by Crampex found that only 21 per cent of people in Britain get the full recommended eight hours of sleep a night. It was also revealed that a quarter of people have taken time off work due to lack of sleep, citing symptoms such as exhaustion.  |
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