Young workers get web work fix
Mon 9 Jun 2008
06/06/2008
Young workers are using work time to get online and 80 per cent visit social networking sites in the office, new research has shown. Network solutions provider, Telindus, found 63 per cent of 18-24 year olds download music and 58 per cent watch YouTube. ITPro reported managing director, Mark Hutchinson said: "Employers have to appreciate that the younger generation are now using communication tools more effectively and banning the internet for personal use will simply drive it underground." His research revealed 39 per cent of younger workers would consider leaving a firm, which prohibited them from accessing the web. He went on to advise employers against complete censorship: "This draconian approach will result in unhappy staff as they won't feel trusted and resentment towards the management team will develop." YouTube is the UK's most popular social networking site, attracting ten million unique users in January, according to analyst, Nielsen Online.
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