Personal use of smartphones in the workplace can reduce stress, study shows

Despite fears of smartphone distraction and loss of focus, work performance did not decline when the smartphone ban was lifted.

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Personal use of smartphones in the workplace can reduce stress and help employees achieve a better work/life balance, research has suggested.

Those were the findings of a new study conducted by the University of Galway and the University of Melbourne.