Study: BlackBerry adds 15 hours to work week

By Simon Sage, IntoMobile.com

While BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) has become something of a standard issue for many enterprises, it’s gradually turning into an HR headache as the threat of employees demanding overtime on mobile devices looms. Keeping time sheets for personal/business mobile use is a bit impractical – some companies simply institute mandatory BlackBerry blackouts in order to save themselves the hassle.

A UK employment law firm, Peninsula, has conducted a study of some 600 BlackBerry-toting employees, revealing they’re spending an average of 15 more hours a week as a result of the little digital ball-and-chain, and concluded that employers should promote a healthy work-life balance to avoid burnout.

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