Staff spend 25% of working day on personal internet use

14th April 2009

Employees spend around a quarter of their working day using the internet for personal reasons, according to research by law firm Penunsula.

The survey of more than 2,400 staff by the law firm found that workers admitted to spending an average of two hours a day using the internet for non-work related reasons and 91% have sent personal emails at work.

More than 65% of bosses have been forced to discipline staff because of their personal use of the internet.

"Putting a ban on all personal internet and email usage has been a tactic used by some employers but employees are seemingly ignoring these policies and continuing to use the internet whenever they want," said Peter Done, managing director of Peninsula.

Source: Newbusiness.co.uk www.newbusiness.co.uk/news/staff-spend-‘25-working-day-internet-personal-reasons