52.6% of workers in Aragón claim to achieve immediate disconnection, above the national average. However, nearly 8 out of 10 continue to receive work messages outside of working hours.
More than half of Aragón’s workers (52.6%) manage to mentally disconnect from work from the first day of vacation, according to a study by the human resources company Randstad. This percentage places Aragón as the third autonomous community where it is easier to leave behind work obligations at the start of the summer break, only behind Navarra (56%) and Cantabria (54.1%).
The survey, conducted among more than 4,300 working-age individuals, reveals, however, that not all professionals achieve this immediate disconnection. In Aragón, 28.9% need up to a week to do so, 15.3% between one and two weeks, and 3.2% require more than two weeks to deactivate the «work mode.»
Digital disconnection: an unresolved issue
Despite the good ability to disconnect at the beginning of vacations, Aragón is not exempt from the phenomenon of hyperconnectivity outside of working hours. According to the same report, only 21.1% of workers claim they never receive work messages outside of their scheduled hours, a figure lower than the national average (24.3%).
This means that nearly 8 out of 10 Aragón workers experience some form of digital interruption from their companies during their free time. Most (32.6%) report receiving work communications «sometimes,» another 32.6% «rarely,» and 10% «occasionally.» Frequent interruptions (3.7%) or constant ones (0%) are less common in the region and are below the national average (12.4%).
Randstad’s report also highlights significant differences in the ability to disconnect according to professional sector. In education, only 40.4% manage to disconnect from the start of the holidays; in healthcare, only 37.3%; and in transport and logistics, 31.6% need between one and two weeks.
In contrast, workers in industry (52.5%) and technology (50.8%) lead in immediate disconnection. Sectors such as construction also stand out, where 39.7% disconnect instantly, or agriculture, where 38.6% need less than a week.
A culture of availability that doesn’t cease
Real disconnection—both digital and mental—remains a challenge in the Spanish labor market. 37.7% of workers believe that their company expects them to respond to messages outside of work hours, while another 22.8% are uncertain if that expectation exists.
Only 26.9% of respondents nationally claim to achieve a complete disconnection at the end of their workday. This lack of sustained rest contributes, as Randstad warns, to emotional exhaustion and greater risks of mental health issues resulting from excessive job demands.
