Seven in ten bosses close social networking sites

10/04/2008

Seven in ten UK bosses have banned the use of social networking sites at work, Onrec has reported.

According to employment law firm Peninsula, 69 per cent have applied a total ban and 79 per cent disciplined staff for un-authorised access.

Deb Gibbons, head of employee relations, warned that partial bans are difficult to enforce and have to be monitored.

"Employers are frustrated hence why they are introducing prohibited use and it only seems right," she said.

Additionally, she found employers were increasingly angry about a loss of productivity and they wanted to do something about it.

"Why should employers pay workers to surf social network sites during company time?" she asked.

Social networking has helped some users find jobs and stay in touch with friends in different careers.

According to Peninsula's analysis, social networking costs bosses £30.8 billion a year.

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