Shh! Noisy, open-plan offices are distracting your employees

Trying to get work done while people are chatting, phones are ringing, and printers are buzzing can be a major challenge for the workforce – but executives don’t understand the extent of the problem these distractions cause.

Research from Plantronics has found that only one per cent of employees (down from 20% in 2015) say they are able to block out distractions and concentrate without taking extra steps in the office.