If music be the food of love, play on wrote Shakespeare.That might be a good rule for life in general, but what about in the workplace? In a recent survey 77% of businesses in the UK said that playing music increased staff morale and also improved the working atmosphere.
Today rules about listening to music at work are changing, in a world where nearly everyone has a smartphone or an mp3 player and employees can choose their own private playlists. However, many managers are still unhappy about the idea of members of their team listening to music, using headphones at their desks and being cut off from their colleagues.