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Some workers ‘cyberloaf’ if they think they can get away with it, so employers need to get creative

Some workers ‘cyberloaf’ if they think they can get away with it, so employers need to get creative

Sending personal emails, a bit of online shopping, checking out your friend’s holiday snaps on Facebook: if you break up your work day with online activities that aren’t work-related, you may be guilty of “cyberloafing”. Cyberloafing – engaging in non-work online activities while “on the clock” – is a modern form of counterproductive workplace behaviour. […] … learn more→

Switch to daylight saving time leads to cyberloafing at the office

The annual shift to daylight saving time and its accompanying loss of sleep cause employees to spend more time than normal surfing the Web for content unrelated to their work, resulting in potentially massive productivity losses, according to researchers. Web searches related to entertainment rise sharply the Monday after the shift to daylight saving time […] … learn more→