More than one in five workers didn't take annual leave last year

There was a big reduction in workers taking annual leave in 2021, the biggest barrier being a shortage of staff.

Over one-in-five workers did not take any annual leave in 2021, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have shown.

The biggest barrier to taking paid leave last year was workplaces being short-staffed, according to the CSO data on work-life balance.