The ‘work’ day is supposed to be about 8.5 hours, with either a half or a full hour for lunch. That’s the expectation. With any small business every hour of that day is key to business.
So what would you do if you discovered your small staff or employees were whittling away at least an hour or two hours doing something other than work?
One to two hours a day equals five to 10 hours a week–with a small staff that could translate to a full week of workable hours down the drain.
Yet that’s what’s happening in business today. According to a recent InformationWeek article, workers are still spending too much time on other things such as:
Using the Internet for personal reasons, socializing with co-workers, conducting personal business and running errands on company time.
Software now exists which can monitor employee usage of the Internet, and report on activity such as browsing personal sites, downloading inappropriate content, and using email or instant messenger services for personal use.