HR services and screening firm, iFacts says that employees wasting time at work could be costing business billions.<\/p>\n
Citing Salary.com’s 2014 Wasting Time at Work Survey, 89% of the 750 US workers interviewed admitted to wasting between 30 minutes and 5 hours a day on non-work related activities.<\/p>\n
Further, data from Occupational Care South Africa (OCSA) and Statistics South Africa shows that the South African economy loses between R12- to R16-billion a year as a result of absent workers, iFacts said.<\/p>\n
This paints a picture of employee disengagement and ineffective management lines, iFacts said.<\/p>\n
“A dispirited workforce leads to poor internal relationships and external relationships with customers and suppliers. It may even weaken security in some cases,” the group said.<\/p>\n
In South Africa, employee issues go beyond disengagement, iFacts said, with criminal and fraudulent activity – inside and outside the workplace – impacting morale further.<\/p>\n
Beyond that, absenteeism and poor work performances also have a negative impact.<\/p>\n
An average of 15% of staff are absent on any given day – though only one in three people who do not go to work are actually ill.<\/p>\n
IFact said that the best solution to combat worker time wasting, insecurity and low morale is to engage with them via a wellness programme.<\/p>\n
“Communication in any organisation is important. It helps employees feel connected and engaged in an inclusive corporate culture.”<\/p>\n
Half a million rand for every Eskom employee<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n