OFFICE workers get hot under the collar in disputes over temperatures, new research has revealed.
The majority of women, unhappy about the temperature in their workplace, feel cold, while men are twice as likely to ask for the heating to be turned
down.
Workplace disputes over office temperature are common, according to the survey commissioned by power company E.ON.
The data also reveal that younger workers are more likely to feel the cold, with 42 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds asking for the heating to be turned up in their offices.
Older workers were found to be less likely to turn up the thermostat – of the 45 to 64-year-olds questioned, only 18 per cent would like the office to be warmer.
E.ON workplace improvement manager Jane Lomas said: "While there is widespread agreement that the ideal temperature in the office is around 19C to 20C, growing personal choice in office dress can lead to people making seasonally inappropriate choices."
And that would be bad, would it not, making a seasonally inappropriate fashion choices this year. There could be no greater sin.
KILLER QUOTEI HAVE never seen so many uncertainties in the market, so to make a prediction of what 2009 will bring is in my mind totally impossible. Anyone who says they know what will happen are liars. They have no idea."
Peter Schwarzenbauer, sales chief at car-maker Audi, speaking on the sidelines of the Los Angeles Auto Show
GOOD DAYIndian shoppersLOWER fuel prices have eased India's inflation. The wholesale price index – the country's most-watched inflation measure – fell to 8.9 per cent for the week ended 8 November, down from 9 per cent the previous week. This time last year, inflation was just 3.2 per cent.
FACT OF THE DAY
15 hoursINTERNET users in the US spend the most time online – an average of 15 hours a week – while those in Spain spend the least amount of time surfing the net, at just 7.5 hours a week.
UK users rank second behind the US, at nearly 14 hours a week, according to a report by industry regulator Ofcom.
The internet's share of advertising spend is highest in the UK at 19 per cent, with Sweden on 17 per cent.
BAD DAY
Peugeot workers CAR-MAKER Peugeot-Citroën announced a fresh wave of job cuts. The company, which only trails Volkswagen in terms of European sales, said it would cut 2,700 jobs across its sites in France. A separate plan will see it move 900 workers from Rennes to other sites.
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