You see your employees come to office every day, sit in their designated workstation, log in and log out on time; but are you sure they are utilizing their working hours to the fullest? The answer would probably be no!
To minimize wastage of working hours, we must first under understand what activities are actually considered as non-productive in real terms. Ideally an employee must engage in tasks that are mentioned in his/her job description, skills for which they are getting paid, and which adds to the productivity of the organization. These activities are the primary priorities. There is a secondary category of activities which employees engage in for supporting their primary activities. However, employees have to engage in a third category of activities that were not supposed to be a part of their daily job profile, but they are substantial like administrative and HR activities or other self-well-being activities like take breaks, eat lunch, use the washroom, and travel to customers or attain industry specific seminars, etc. The latter two categories of activities are not a part of an employee’s employment contract, but they have to perform their primary tasks efficiently.
But how would you determine that time is being wasted? The answer is quite retrospective; not all the non-productive work done during the office hours can be called as wasted. For example, if you need to stretch out for a bit or read an article about self-help, it would not be right to tag them as time wasted, for employees need to relax and recharge for being efficient at job. Non-productive activities can be categorized into three categories: personal issues, work habits and corporate impediments. The following are some smart ways to check wastage of time: