Fact File
What has happened to standards in the workplace? If they’re not fibbing on their CV’s, workers are snooping at colleagues’ personal details or even foregoing work for a sport of romance.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Working Relationships
Percentage of European workers who have regularly been ‘intimate’ with colleagues
17%
Percentage who have never dabbled in any form of office romance
37%
Percentage of British workers who admit to at least one workplace liaison
56%
Proportion who haven’t yet indulged in a workplace relationship but say they would like to
1 in 6
Interview Indiscretions
Proportion of British workers who admit to lying on their CV
1 in 3
Percentage of bosses who say bad personal hygiene will prevent them hiring a candidate
25%
Proportion of people who have sworn during an interview
1 in 10
Percentage who have expanded on the truth about their exam grades and qualifications
12%
Cyber Snoopers
Proportion of IT professionals who admit to peeking at co-workers’ data
1 in 3
Percentage who can still access their former employer’s computer network
34%
Percentage of companies whose administrative passwords have never been changed
7%
Source: www.monster.co.uk/www.jobs2view.com/www.contractor.co.uk
