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Bolstering the opinions of those C-suite execs who want to see boots on the ground is a new piece of research which has found that hybrid or remote working options are allowing people to slack on the job. Hybrid employees often praise the flexibility that working from home offers, from being able to pick the kids up from school or daycare, to doing laundry in between meetings. The survey, however, has found that some home workers aren’t giving their all to their jobs. Nearly half (46 per cent) say they multitask on work calls. Online shopping, social media and cleaning...

For many American workers today, time's a wastin' ...According to a new survey by America Online and Salary.com, the average worker admits to frittering away 2.09 hours per 8-hour workday, not including lunch and scheduled break-time. As a matter of practice, companies assume a certain amount of wasted time when determining employee pay. However, the America Online / Salary.com survey indicates that employees are wasting about twice as much time as their employers expect. Salary.com calculated that employers spend $759 billion per year on salaries for which real work was expected, but not actually performed. WASTE MANAGEMENT The biggest distraction...