Distracted no more!

23 November 2017

The overwhelming increase in technology use has had a large impact on the way we live and work. While the main goal of technology is commonly to bring people together or increase efficiency and productivity, it can also act as a severe distraction from work.

According to consulting firm Ernst & Young, over 80% of Australians own a smartphone and spend over 10 hours a day on it. Unfortunately for employers and customers, our phone use doesn’t always end at work. It can be a major distraction for employees and a serious drain on productivity. In some cases, it may even pose a workplace hazard. 

A recent storage application that offers businesses an innovative, no-nonsense way of dealing with this 21st century problem is to install smartphone lockers. That’s what supermarket chain Woolworths did, ordering customised lockers from APC recently for multiple stores across Australia. As well as offering their staff greater security for their phones and valuables, they noticed it helped eliminate the temptation for staff to message, view, post and be lured into all those other shiny distractions that come with today's smartphones.

To find out more about the new Mobile Phone Lockers, click here.