Mon, 8 Dec 2008
Lunchtimes away from the computer are healthy and productive, according to an expert.
Employees should be encouraged to take a proper lunch break away from their desks, an expert says.
Dr Frankie Phillips from the British Dietetic Association suggests companies should create and implement a policy to get workers to take their main break away from computers and with their fellow workers.
This practice could benefit company productivity and was good for the health and wellbeing of employees, he added.
Mr Phillips commented on the need for managers to give workers more encouragement to leave their desks at lunchtime.
"People are more productive when they have had a break so that there is a financial and economical benefit … not only in terms of health but also productivity and health," he said.
Across the sectors, 20 per cent of respondents told ActionAid they take up to a full hour for lunch, while an equal number eat lunch at their desks.
Research by I Can't Believe It's Not Butter revealed, however, that almost half of British workers eat at their desks regularly.
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