According to the Initial Hygiene Great Australian Washroom Study published in 2013, one in six office workers had fallen ill from poor office hygiene, taking an average of 4.8 sick days each year.
This costs businesses up to Sh80 billion in lost wages each year, according to the company.
50 per cent of office workers admitted that office hygiene concerns affected their productivity and 40 per cent are concerned they might fall sick due to poor office hygiene.
You may have interacted with a colleague with the disgusting habit of picking their nose, not washing hands after visiting the washroom, or hates taking showers. Perhaps your colleague suffers from Ablutophobia, where individuals have an irrational fear of bathing or keeping clean.
Others leave food leftovers unattended at their desks or fail to flush the toilets after use.
