by Administrator
5. March 2010 18:00
New research has revealed British workers are so addicted to their Blackberrys and mobile devices, they're effectively working an extra 10 days a year.
Nectar Business interviewed 1000 businesses and found millions said they found it hard to turn their mobile devices off when not in the office. A fifth said they keep their work mobiles on over the weekend and 24% said they felt stressed because they were constantly on call.
It seems the rise and growing dependence on mobile devices is making it increasingly difficult for workers to leave the office behind. A third of men said they switched their mobile devices off when they leave the office compared with more than 50% of women.
Despite this, 22% of women said they had switched their Blackberry on over the weekend to check for any work issues.
Of the businesses questioned, 71% said they felt e-mail was still the best way to communicate and many said Blackberrys allowed them to improve their working productivity.
The figures also show smartphones are increasing the popularity of the "virtual colleague". Amazingly 79% of the businesses questioned said they'd only met half of the contacts they regularly do business with.
The research was carried out to mark the launch of the Nectar Business 2010 Small Business Awards.
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