Workers are losing up to £2,460 a year on work-related expenses, according to a new study from CV-Library.
The survey of 1,000 UK workers found the average Brit spends £205 a month on work-related costs, including lunch, commuting and stationary.
Unsurprisingly, commuting costs topped the list of expenses, with 78.1% citing this as their main cost, followed by lunch (73.1%), morning coffee (25.5%), socialising with colleagues (17.1%) and stationary (13.1%).
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