Source: Personnel Today

Date: 30/05/2007

Employers are being urged to consider the necessity of some meetings, as new research has shown that over a third are a waste of time.

According to research by online training firm WebEx, employees believe that some 37% of face-to-face business meetings they are asked to attend are unnecessary and counter-productive.

The research found that the average worker attends more than 91 face-to-face meetings each year, meaning that 33 of these are deemed as pointless.

Not only are unnecessary meetings hindering productivity, the fact that many are being held offsite is contributing to the UK’s carbon footprint.

Over a quarter (28%) of those surveyed feel that a reduction in the number of face-to-face meetings would improve overall productivity at work, and over half admitted to worrying more about work that needs to be done back at the office during meetings.