On average, managers recognise that their employees are spending nearly 13% of their week bored at work, according to research from Robert Half UAE. For an average full-time employee working an 8 hour day, this is equivalent to 5.2 hours a week.

Managers in the UAE highlighted the reasons that employees are most likely to be bored during the course of the week. Nearly half, or 47%, of managers confessed that work was not interesting enough, that staff don’t feel challenged (36%) and that there are too many meeting that are poorly executed (34%).

Other top reasons cited include lack of diversity within the role (30%) and they don’t enjoy interacting with their colleagues (25%).

“To ensure employees perform to the best of their ability and remain interested in their jobs, employers need to introduce greater variety by giving workers the opportunity to develop new skills or take on additional responsibilities,” Gareth El Mettouri, Associate Director, Robert Half UAE, said. “It’s important to remember that employees who are more interested in their jobs are likely to make a greater contribution to the organisation and contribute to its long-term success.”