节日≠假日:你要在圣诞节那天工作吗?
没几天就到圣诞节了，我们中许多人也开始在工作中放松下来，用一段安静的时间赶上管理，也许。但当然，下周并不意味着是每个人的假日。<span word="From">From</span> <span word="ambulance">ambulance</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>, <span word="care">care</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nurses">nurses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>, <span word="pub">pub</span>, <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>, <span word="coastguards">coastguards</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="journalists">journalists</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="forego">forego</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> – <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>.从救护车司机、家政和护士到警察、消防员、加油站工人、旅馆、酒吧和餐厅的员工、海岸警卫队，是的，记者，许多人会放弃与家人团聚的时间，在圣诞节那天工作——不论他们是否喜欢。<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TUC">TUC</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="on">on</span> 25 <span word="December">December</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="by">by</span> 78% <span word="between">between</span> 2004 <span word="and">and</span> 2010 (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="available">available</span>). <span word="In">In</span> 2010 <span word="almost">almost</span> 172,000 <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> 96,000 <span word="in">in</span> 2004 – <span word="both">both</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.根据英国职工大会，在12月25日工作的人数在2004年和2010年之间上涨了78% (从最近几年的可用数据来看)。2010年近172000名员工在圣诞节那天要工作，相比2004年刚刚超过96000人——周六双双下跌。<span word="NHS">NHS</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 14,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span>, <span word="pubs">pubs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="garages">garages</span>.英国国家医疗服务体系和社会保健工作者可能构成了在今年圣诞节最大的工作人群，但是两年前，超过14000人圣诞节那天还在酒店、酒吧和餐馆工作，在当地商店和车库工作的也是相似的人数。<span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="working">working</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TUC">TUC</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="period">period</span>.随着远程工作的兴起，英国职工大会说在家工作的人数会有增加但在圣诞节期间仍要“待命”。<span word="Andy">Andy</span> (<span word="not">not</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="name">name</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="servant">servant</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="London">London</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="call">call</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span>: <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="ticking">ticking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.安迪(化名)是在伦敦市中心工作的公务员。他预计将待命，“整个时间”。他说：“我将待命采取行动是极不可能的，它最多只是标记下箱子以确保我们不会被看到在危机事件的周围没有一个人，但你永远不会知道，有些事情会发生。我将获得额外报酬，我宁愿与家人待在家里而不是在办公室，所以我对此感到高兴。我去年圣诞节放假了，所以我今年待命才公平。”<span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="covert">covert</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="emails">emails</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,000 <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="DocuSign">DocuSign</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 25-39-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="log">log</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emails">emails</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>.还有那些隐秘的圣诞节工作者也在增加，那些人无法抗拒检查邮件和做点古怪的工作，甚至当他们应该休假时。<span word="DocuSign">DocuSign</span>对1000名工人的一份调查发现近三分之一的人会在12月的任何额外休息时间在家做一些工作，25到39岁的人最容易在假期里登录邮件并工作。<span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>? <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bonus">bonus</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="season">season</span>?你会在圣诞节那天工作吗？不管你喜不喜欢你都会有效地被迫工作吗？在节日期间工作你会收到奖金或增加工资吗？</p>
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