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pcernie
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  | | | | Quote: More than half (55 percent) of Brits access Facebook and other social networks during office hours, says MyJob.co.uk.
Research by the job-hunting website revealed, found that a third of those that access social networks during the day do so for more than 30 minutes. Furthermore, six percent admitted they spend over an hour a day on social networks.
MyJob.co.uk estimated that time spent on social networks is costing the UK economy up to £14bn in lost productivity.
However, only 14 percent of office workers said they were less productive as a result of social media, while 10 percent claimed Facebook and Twitter has made them more productive.
One third of Brits believe access to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter should be barred during office hours
Lee Fayer, managing director of Myjobgroup.co.uk, said: "Our results clearly show that UK workers are spending increased time whilst at work on social media networks, which, left unchecked, could have negative repercussions on the productivity of many companies across the country.
"While we're certainly not kill-joys, people spending over an hour per day in work time on the likes of Facebook and Twitter are seriously hampering companies' efforts to boost productivity, which is more important than ever given the fragile state of our economy."
Fayer advised companies to monitor use of social networking sites during work hours and ensure that employees are not abusing their freedom of access to these sites." | | | | |
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james016
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We have a 3 hour lunch window where Facebook and similar sites like webmail are available.
We have had some brilliant "reasons" for why staff should have access all day. My favourite was that one staff member had a contact who only did business on Facebook. I had a good laugh at that one.
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Amnesia10
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Yes but it can be a problem if they decide to check your facebook page to decide if you warrant a promotion. Some have no restraint when it comes to posting online.
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belchingmatt
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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If you ran or owned a business would you allow staff access to facebook?
No ifs or buts here, yes or no.
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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No. No internet, personal emails or personal phone calls. Anyone caught using a mobile would be summarily dismissed. _________________Jim
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Amnesia10
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And for minor infractions? Flogging, naughty step, or worse? _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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finlay666
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okenobi
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Yes. I go on the internet at work all the time. It often helps me to think to engage in conversation here and elsewhere for a small amount of time. I can then return to the task at hand. I work better with little distractions. Try to force me to focus by taking away the internet and I just get bored and then don't achieve anything. Everybody works difference. The trick to being a good manager is to understand how your staff work and utilise that in the way that fits best with your business. Outright bans are reactionary and rarely achieve a happy, productive workforce. Depends whether you're a theory x or theory y manager though </Maslow>
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MrStevenRogers
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just put the staff on a basic with performance related pay
they could twitter/facebook etc till there hearts content, but it would be reflected in their pay …
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JJW009
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I'd allow access. People who abuse the facility would most likely be shirking off doing something else anyway. If they shirked more than worked, they'd be out... _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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Nick
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ProfessorF
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Yes. Thing is, it all depends on what type of work you do. I have a slight feeling that if it wasn't Facebook, it'd be something else. A quick fag break. Another trip to the coffee machine. Idly staring into space. If you're in a job with a computer on your desk, chances are there are times when you won't be productive. You could be waiting for something or someone else to do something, you've organised your pen tidy, restocked the paper in the copier, made the coffee, put in a request for more post-its... and now there's nothing to do that's useful. So frankly, 30 mins across a working day on Facebook is fine with me. In fact, we use it as a part of our marketing strategy at work, so there's a few people who use it, for work.
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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What a load of [LIFTED].
How much do employers save through unpaid overtime? I bet it dwarfs this figure.
EDIT: I don't see a problem with allowing staff to do such things (my employer even allows staff to run errands when necessary). There's this thing called staff morale, funnily enough staff are more productive when they're happy and feel like their employer treats them as human beings (and not mindless automatons).
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ProfessorF
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