UK measures effects of tea breaks on productivity
A study has found that British workers lose 24 minutes a day preparing and drinking tea and coffee. The survey discovered that four in ten workers make a hot drink for more than one colleague every day. Assuming an average yearly wage of £26'000, this adds up to £400 ($625) a year in lost man hours per employee, so for a company of 35 people, that equals to more than £14,500 lost a year, while for a company of 600 it's £250'000. Scientists say that such rituals are an essential part of coping with sedentary office life in front of a computer. However, researchers of various fields are still debating the effects of caffeine on actual performance at work.