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| T' internet a waste of time |
| Tuesday, 02 December 2008 | |
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Older bosses frequently see the internet as "a massive time-waster" rather than a potentially useful way to work, according to the Chartered Management Institute poll of 1,000 managers aged 35.
It found that one in six managers under 35 (16 per cent) think their employers are "dinosaurs" when it comes to adopting the latest web trends. Just under half (49 per cent) said their organisation only "takes up things once they've been tried and tested". And only four per cent said their employer "falls in love with the latest trend". In addition the study said that two-thirds of employers monitor how much time their staff spend on the internet and which sites they visit, and the same proportion block "inappropriate" websites.
Public bodies tend to be more restrictive than private companies. While 65 per cent of organisations monitored usage, in local government that rose to 86 per cent and in the police 88 per cent. Eight-nine per cent of local government bodies block "inappropriate" sites, it found.       |
