Black Friday plans | 70% of staff will shop on company time

With Black Friday making its annual appearance next Friday, employers should brace themselves for a day of hampered productivity, new research has found.

A study conducted by OnBuy.com revealed that almost seven in 10 (67%) employees will carry out their Black Friday shopping on company time while their boss isn’t looking, which will drain workplace productivity for a large chunk of the day.

When analysed by geographic area, employees based in London were the most prone to waver off task and complete their Black Friday shopping whilst at work (71%), with the North East (68%) and the South East (64%) ranking closely behind.

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