Although business technology is designed to make life easier in the workplace it can be abused, and a staff policy is the best way to avoid this. Having a set staff policy can help avoid disciplinary proceedings against workers who spend work hours surfing the net or instant messaging friends.

Internet and Email Abuse

Internet abuse at work has become one of the biggest reasons for disciplinary cases in the workplace. In fact recent reports state that these disciplinary cases are greater in number than all other disciplinary reasons put together. Whiling away the office hours away surfing the net and sending non work related emails has become a serious problem in offices around the UK.