Ramadan: The Work Habits of Moroccans

This year, Ramadan takes place in the middle of summer: the days are long and accompanied by summer heat...but life goes on, and so does work!

What is the impact of Ramadan on work productivity? This is the question we tried to answer through this ReKrute survey, which closely examines the habits of Moroccan professionals* during this month.

1. Ramadan and work productivity: what is the relationship?

The survey showed that Ramadan has little impact on productivity: 54% of respondents say that their productivity does not decrease during this month (versus 46%). For those who say that their productivity decreases, 1/3 consider that this decrease is only 25%, which is relatively low.

Moroccans at work remain indifferent to the season in which Ramadan takes place, but prefer not to take leave during this month.

2. Moroccans prefer to adopt good habits

Moroccans are also increasingly aware of the good habits to adopt during the month of Ramadan: 56% organize themselves so that their important activities take place in the morning and 37% try to eat light. Nevertheless, only 1/3 of them go to bed before 11:30 pm, which can indirectly impact productivity. Moroccans also lack anticipation, as only 15% reduce their coffee/cigarette consumption before Ramadan.

The survey was conducted among 678 Moroccans surveyed, mainly young people aged 25-34 (57%), working in a large company (51%, compared to 35% in SMEs and 15% in VSEs). 43% are middle managers, 31% are employees and 21% are managers.
 

(click on the image to download the survey)