Less than half of all UK employers know how long their staff are online and in many cases, employees are free to use the internet for non-work purposes. These are the conclusions of a new report from the ISP Star Internet.
Jos White, founder and marketing director of Star Internet said: “The internet is an essential tool for maximising business processes and productivity, as well as being something which many people turn to for recreation and leisure. Many employers feel that strict policing of internet usage is not conducive to a positive working environment.”
The study also sought to assess the importance of email to UK businesses. Almost one in five respondents said that their organisation could not survive more than a day without access to email, while less than one in ten thought that their company could operate indefinitely without it.