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Top Time Wasters In UK Offices
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staff in your business may work hard, but
you might be surprised at the amount of time
the average office worker wastes. A survey
by Office Angels has found that UK offices
lose 72 million hours every week, totalling
£6.85 billion a year, enough to build nine
Wembley Stadiums each year!
Here are the top office timewasters:
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Over a third of office workers(36%)
estimate they spend over five hours a
week procrastinating instead of working
– including, browsing online,
daydreaming and making coffee for their
colleagues -15,700,000hrs
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Nearly two thirds (59%) spend at least
30 minutes each week dealing with
computer meltdowns and re-boots -
8,050,000hrs
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A sociable 13% admit to spending at
least two hours a week gossiping to
colleagues - 7,400,000hrs
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One in 10 (13%) lose 20 minutes a week
on what they describe as pointless
meetings - 7,400,000 hrs
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More than one in 10 (15%) waste an
average of an hour a week dealing with
indecisive colleagues/clients -
4,335,000 hrs
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41% lose an average of 20 minutes a week
due to office mishaps such as fire
drills or power cuts - 3,540,000hrs
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More than one in 10 (14%) admit to
keeping colleagues waiting by arriving
10 minutes late to work once a week or
are kept waiting themselves by untimely
employees - 3,267,600 hrs
David Clubb, Managing Director of Office
Angels comments, “Time is money, and whilst it’s natural
that a small amount may be wasted each week,
this research demonstrates that we need
consider how it all adds up. By being
conscious of how we spend our time, we can
work more efficiently and productively as a
team. This will of course, mean putting more
back into the business but also ensuring we
have a healthy work life balance by getting
our work completed during the allotted
working day.”
However, it is important to remember that
taking a few minutes here and there from
work can help to reduce stress and keep
workers focused. No one is capable of
working all day or week without a break, and
it is better to have workers waste a little
time than be tired or stressed (and
therefore less productive and motivated) all
week!
As a manager you can also make a difference
by avoiding unnecessary meetings and
ensuring your employees’ computers are
reliable and efficient.
More information on employment issues is
available in our You and Work portal.
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