Facing up to maths in the workplace

If you feel anxious about maths, it can be tempting to try and avoid numbers at work altogether. But no matter what job you have, you use maths every day.

From working with budgets to managing stock levels, and from organizing schedules to measuring materials, numeracy is a part of every workplace.

It might not be exactly like the maths you did at school, but it is maths. However you feel about the maths in your job, you’re not alone. There are some simple things that you can do at work to make working with numbers feel less daunting.

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