的猎场看守人,潜行者和ghillies一项调查显示在游戏行业工作的严酷现实。

由猎场看守人的福利信托基金进行的调查发现,90%的受访者每周工作超过50小时,远远超过全国平均每周约37小时的全时工作者。

而在英国最全职工人都有权到28天的假期一年的GWT的50%受访者表示,他们只用了不到15天,而25%的人没有一个度假或超过一年的短暂休息。

调查结果表明,意味着猎场看守人”,工作时间长那个时候从其他消遣地产/拍走是有限的。超过一半的受访说,他们需要围绕八个小时的睡眠要充分休息 - 但只有10%的受访者认为管理。不出所料,第三或更感兴趣的是找出如何取得更好的工作/生活的平衡,如何应对压力,如何停止担心工作。

Retirement was the top topic of interest for respondents, with 54% of them keen to explore planning for retirement and over a third planning for housing in retirement, not least because 68% of respondents live in tied housing, which isn’t unusual in the sector. Over half of respondents said they weren’t in a position to buy, or had no plans in place.

GWT’s Helen Benson said: "2020/21 is our Year of the Gamekeeper Campaign, raising the profile and celebrating the custodians of our countryside. We know gamekeepers are vital to a healthy and vibrant countryside, we should value their role in their communities and as the professional and dedicated individuals they are. It is incumbent on us to act on these important results, and we in GWT pledge to do so on behalf of gamekeepers and their families everyone.”