Top office distractions revealed

Unnecessary meetings and loud talkers are revealed as the top distractions for British workers, a new survey reveals.

A survey commissioned by Samsung Electronics has shown that British workers only work an average of 22 minutes at a time before becoming distracted, resulting in 70 working days a year being considered unproductive.

In partnership with Stephen Westland, Professor of Colour Science at the University of Leeds, the report revealed that the biggest distraction for workers was loud talkers at 57% with unnecessary meetings (26%) and office gossip (16%) also appearing on the list of top distractions.