SHANGHAI, August 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly a third (29 per cent) of office workers regularly take advantage of their bosses going on holiday, spending up to an extra three hours or more a day surfing the Internet on non-work related topics. Research carried out amongst 2,003 UK residents by YouGov Plc on behalf of www.everydaysale.co.uk between 16 and 19 July 2010.
According to an online YouGov poll for leading discount voucher site everydaysale.co.uk, 18 - 24 year olds are the worst culprits with 47 per cent admitting to spending extra time online, eight per cent of which stated that this was in excess of three hours a day. The older generations are the best behaved, with 65 per cent of 45 to 54 year olds never sneakily surfing when the boss is away.
Geographically, 30 per cent of office workers in the West Midlands slack off for up to half an hour a day. However, five per cent of those in the East of England and the South West ditch their workloads, spending more than three hours a day online while at work.
The results revealed that workers in Yorkshire and Humberside are the most trustworthy, with 65 per cent never spending extra time online when their manager is away soaking up the sun. This dropped to 56 per cent in the South East and just 52 per cent in Scotland, East of England and the West Midlands.
Attitudes to surfing the net for personal reasons during work hours vary dramatically across different areas of the UK, said Bonn Chen, CEO at everydaysale.co.uk. Bosses have to trust their staff to take charge when they jet off for a well deserved break but this shouldn't be abused, perhaps sticking to a few favourite sites at break and lunchtimes.
All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 2,003 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 16th - 19th July 2010. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+)
About everydaysale.co.uk
everydaysale.co.uk was launched in 2005 and is one of the leading discount voucher code websites in the UK. The site receives over 7,000,000 unique visitors per year and uploads an average of 600 new voucher codes every month. The team works with 2,800 UK retailers to ensure that visitors receive the best discounts from top brands, including Dorothy Perkins, Boden, Debenhams, Next and Tesco. Customers using everydaysale.co.uk benefit from offers ranging from free delivery to money off products, with the average shopper saving 15 per cent on retail prices.
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SOURCE: everydaysale.co.uk
CONTACT: David Hu of everydaysale.co.uk, +86-21-3360-0242, ordavid.hu@everydaysale.co.uk
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