Offices ‘more unhygienic’

Offices are becoming increasingly unhygienic as more workers eat lunch at their desk, making them more prone to illness, according to new research.

A hygiene firm said tests showed computer mice were the filthiest part of workers’ desks, containing more than three times the levels of bacteria-related contamination than on the average toilet seat.

Computer keyboards were the second most unhygienic piece of office equipment, said Initial Washroom Hygiene.