Employers throughout the UK are counting the cost of sick days, with two thirds of workers taking time off for bad colds in the last month ñ colds that are spread by office equipment.
A survey by computer cleaning specialists Durable researched the cleanliness of office desks nationwide. The findings revealed that the UKís levels of hygiene at work are so poor, bacteria and germs are being generated and spread 24 hours a day, contributing to a 11.75bn cost of sickies in the UK every year.
The survey asked computer users about their workstations and found:
90% of office workers eat lunch at their desks
22% of do not wash their hands before preparing food at the office
72% pick our noses at work
75% have dirty PC screens
65% share colleaguesí phones and computers ñ and spread germs
65% think office cleaners do not clean computer areas enough
With all the recent issues in hospitals over hygiene and infection control, nurses and staff now have a clear understanding of bacteria and controlling the same by adopting a more stringent hygiene regime. Unfortunately in hospitals lives were lost before this message got across.
Lets hope it never gets that serious in the office!
Nik and Eva Speakman, celebrity life coaches and stars of UKTVís A Life Coach Less Ordinary, added ìAwareness is the first step so let us now act upon the survey by Durable Life and stop bacteria and germs in their tracks. Life is to be thoroughly enjoyed, not spent in bed being miserable. In the words of George Bernard Shaw, ìbetter keep yourself clean and bright for you are the window through which you see the worldî
ìBetter keep your desk clean and bright so that you can stay fit, focused and enjoy your life to the maximum as your life is no dress rehearsal!î
Dirty work habits are making UK workforce ill
British workers are literally making themselves ill, thanks to filthy desks and equipment
