Firms are losing £158 billion a year through time being wasted by workers, a report claimed today.
Office staff spend almost three hours a day chasing colleagues for overdue information, sifting through trivia on the internet or attending meetings that last longer than necessary.
The cost to UK employers of the "dead time" is £3 billion every week, according to learndirect, the Government's training network.
Research among 500 office staff found most said they felt angry and frustrated at the time wasted.
Monday March 24 2003
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