A survey commissioned by communications solutions provider Damovo Ireland today has found that a combination of bad weather and poor working practices has cost businesses €472 million in lost productivity over the past year.
The survey of 526 office workers conducted in April 2011 by independent research firm Empathy Research revealed that 35-44 year olds (55%) were most likely to have missed time from work, with those aged over 45 years (40%) least likely to have missed work for reasons beyond their control. It is likely that those in the 35-44 year age bracket have young children and may have needed to stay at home due to a child illness or school closures during bad weather.
Looking at the regions, office workers in the Rest of Leinster (excl. Dublin) were much more likely to have taken time off (66%) than other regions, with Dublin (45%), Munster (39%) and Connuaght/Ulster (38%).
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