Probably not. According to some studies, as many as two-thirds of UK companies have banned online social networking during the working day. It is seen as time-wasting, a breeder of gossip, and a security concern. This type of knee-jerk reaction is understandable, and it happens every time new technology enters the workplace. But it is also dead wrong. Research has uncovered an important correlati... Read More
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“Worried about the recession?” asked the nice young woman at the top of the stairs as I came out of the Tube station the other morning. She was offering little orange leaflets to my fellow commuters and she had a lot of takers. What were the leaflets advertising? Unemployment insurance. But back on my desk in the office lay a pile of material on almost precisely the opposite subject: “employee en... Read More
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A study by You at Work has shown that contrary to popular opinion, allowing employees access to social networking sites could improve their commitment or ‘engagement’ to their employer. Younger employees in particular view work as part and parcel of their social lives, and those employers that discourage socialising at work by banning social networking sites are less likely to retain and motivate... Read More
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Can any modern news publishing business justify banning its staff from accessing social networking sites? While many national and regional newspapers have now reversed earlier decisions to ban workplace access to time-sapping Facebook—Johnston Press has set the clock back to 2007 and informed staff at The Scotsman and its other Edinburgh papers that Facebook is banned except in special cases. In a... Read More
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