Productivity | 1 in 5 say social media distracts them at work

New research from Diamond Interiors has found that almost one quarter of employees’ attribute distractions at work to trawling through social media throughout the day.

The study, which polled 1,500 people, indicated that one of the biggest distractions hampering workplace productivity was social media, whether that is accessed from personal phones, tablets or even work computers, the connectivity apps have left numerous workforces disconnected from the job at hand.