A yearly £2,000 – recession or no recession – is the amount the average British office toiler drops when he/she feels like enjoying a bite off a sandwich. A survey of 3,000 workers carried out by Superdrug came up with this figure which was called “a massive spend” in the comments. Full story

This blue ear-topped gadget that looks either too cute or too funny is a serious attempt to bring four useful devices together in a limited space on your office desk. Its name is a bit on the longish side, the 21st Century Mickey USB Webcam with Fan + Microphone + LED Light, but you will find the price quite “short” - only 8.54 euro ($11.5). Full story

Everyone knows that physical exercises promote health while sedentary job deteriorates it. Still, not a single office clerk has challenged its employer with claims for work-related injury payouts so far. The first ever to this were 37 Danish women who were recently awarded damages for their work-related injuries claim. Full story

Office can not be considered as a dangerous working environment according to law. Yet, you can get quite a few diseases while quietly working at your desk. So, what can be dangerous at your work place? Full story

How come office workers are prone to be overweight? It turns out, that the reason for this is more complicated that mere lack of movements. Glucose is the energy source for our brain cells. Blood glucose levels drop more significantly under heavy brainwork than under physical work. We feel hunger when we are short in glucose, as this way the organism tries to replenish glucose levels. Thus, when we spend a lot of time in front of our computer we tend to spend less calories, but eat more food, therefore we consume more than we spend. This is the main reason why mental work results in excess weight. Full story

American scientist Charles Gerba from Arizona University believes that typical office equipment, such as phones, keyboards, and mice can present a serious danger to the health of people working with it. According to the results of the study conducted by Gerba, some desktops are hundreds times dirtier than the public washrooms. For instance, a mouse which hasn’t been cleaned for a few weeks can contain up to 1676 germs per square inch, while the same area on the keyboard will host around 3300 microbes. Full story