Half of employees plan their holidays during work hours – and 1 in 10 have been caught red-handed in the office

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Half of employees plan their holidays during work time - taking an average of 65 hours-a-year - and being paid £1,225 in the process.

The poll, of 1,000 office workers, found one in 10 of those who plan their hols at work have even been caught red-handed in the office.

In general, many while away the hours dreaming about getaways - but cold and gloomy January is when the most time is spent longing for a trip.

With 64 per cent experiencing the brunt of the January blues and 61 per cent feeling the need for a warm beach holiday during the bleak time of year.

The feeling of the warm sun, the beautiful scenery and the sound of crashing waves are things most missed about being on holiday.

The research was commissioned by easyJet Holidays to mark the launch of its ‘Beach-in-a-Box’, to bring the sun, sea and sand to homebound adults.

Paul Bixby, from