Office staff 'forced to lie most frequently'

Office workers, such as those in the insurance and new media industries, lie most frequently for their bosses it has been revealed.

Research commissioned by recruitment scoring website HireScores.com found 82 per cent of such staff have made something up about their manager either being on the other line, in an important meeting or away on business because their boss wanted to avoid a conversation.

These findings were in comparison to 13 per cent of labourers, nine per cent of those in the police or armed forces and five per cent of healthcare workers who have had to lie for their superiors.

Lisette Howlett, managing director of HireScores.com, said: "Companies spend so much time, money and rhetoric on treating customers fairly and yet there is a high level of institutionalised dishonesty. It appears to be part of the normal fabric of doing business."

Earlier this week, the Chartered Management Institute claimed employers should take time at the end of the year to reward their staff for the work done over the past 12 months.

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Filed: 18-12-2008