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Office workers told to save carbon by pulling on a jumper


| Sourced From Business Green |

Inappropriate clothes will cost UK firms millions of pounds a year in higher energy bills this winter, as staff refuse to put away their summer wardrobes, instead turning up the heating so they can continue to sit at their desks in t-shirts and vest tops.

That is the conclusion of new research from energy giant E.ON which found that almost a fifth of UK workers have control over their office thermostat, meaning that not only are arguments over office temperatures commonplace, but also that businesses often face higher energy bills as t-shirt clad staff turn up the heating during the winter.

Jane Lomas, workplace improvement manager at E.ON, said that while most offices aimed for an ideal office temperature of around 19

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