Lost productivity during regular hours = unnecessary overtime pay. Here are some of the reasons why business owners always agree that employees work better under supervision.

 Survey of time wasted by employees in an 8 hour day:

• Assumed by Human Resources = 0.94 hours a day.
• Suspected by Human Resources = 1.60 hours a day.
• Employees Admitted to Wasting= 2.09 hours per day.

 In fact, employees admit to wasting 2.09 hours per day. Here are the top time wasters:

• Surfing Internet (personal use)                  44.7%
• Socializing with coworkers                          23.4%
• Conducting Personal Business                    17.1%

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  • Spacing Out
  • Running Errands off Premises
  •  Personal Phone Calls (business and cell phone)
  • Planning Personal Events

• Arriving Late / Leaving Early                      1.0%

 FACTS:

1. In the US, honest employees stole over $759 billion dollars in wasted time last year.
2. In Florida, honest employees stole over $44.4 billion dollars in wasted time last year.

Sources: Dan Malachowski, Salary.com / Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. / Scripps Howard News / National Association of Convenience Stores / Rutgers University / U.S. Department of Justice.