Ramadan: What impact on the professional lives of Moroccan employees?
- Employees remain productive, even during Ramadan
- 53% of Moroccans prefer to start their day earlier for better productivity
- 52% of Moroccans organize their most important tasks for the morning
During Ramadan, the lifestyle of those fasting is completely disrupted. This change impacts people differently and can affect productivity and alertness at work.
1- What is the impact of Ramadan on workplace productivity?
This is the question we tried to answer through this ReKrute survey, which closely examines the habits of Moroccan professionals during this month. The survey was conducted with 1945 Moroccans, mostly young people aged 25-34 (52%), working in an SME or VSB (25%, versus 19% in large companies). 33% are executives, 51% are employees, and 16% are managers.
ReKrute already conducted a survey in 2015 on the productivity of Moroccans during Ramadan: unsurprisingly, the results remain more or less the same, with no major changes in their behavior and habits.
2- Ramadan and workplace productivity: what is the relationship?
The survey showed that Ramadan has little impact on productivity: 52% of respondents say their productivity does not decrease during this month (versus 48%). Working Moroccans remain indifferent to the season in which Ramadan takes place but prefer not to take leave during this month (78%).
3- Moroccans prefer to adopt good habits
Moroccans are also increasingly aware of the good habits to adopt during Ramadan: 52% organize their important activities for the morning, and 47% try to sleep earlier. Moroccans also lack anticipation, as only 18% reduce their coffee/cigarette consumption before Ramadan.
The ReKrute Team
