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From an employee productivity perspective, idle time involves inactivity during scheduled work hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the effects of idle time on team performance?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In moderation, idle time won\u2019t have any negative effects on your team\u2019s productivity. An example of this is taking an appropriate amount of breaks that help your staff maintain a healthy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webwork-tracker.com\/blog\/employee-work-life-balance\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>work-life balance<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, an excess amount of idle time will reduce your team\u2019s output measurably. This highlights the importance of tracking idle time to detect excessive amounts of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to track idle time in your organization?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the best ways of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webwork-tracker.com\/features\/idle-time-tracking\">idle time tracking<\/a> is with a high-quality time tracker like <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WebWork<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The app can detect when your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webwork-tracker.com\/features\/break-tracking-with-time-tracking-software\">employees take breaks<\/a>, helping you ensure they work an adequate amount throughout the day. WebWork will show which employees tracked less time in a given day than they were supposed to in its <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webwork-tracker.com\/features\/attendance-monitoring\">attendance tracking<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> report.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is Idle Time? Idle time is a period during which certain resources are not in active use in a business. 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