Time spent by employees on social networking websites such as Facebook could be having a severe effect on productivity. According to a study carried out by employment law firm Peninsula, businesses lose 233 million hours every month to staff who visit networking sites when they should be working. The cost in lost productivity was calculated at £130 million a day. Employees have already been barred from using Facebook by a number of companies, and Mike Huss, director of employment law at Peninsula, claimed that all employers should follow their example. He said: “The figures that we have calculated are minimums and it’s a problem that I foresee will escalate.” Mr Huss argued that an outright ban was preferable to policies that allow employees time-specific access to social websites: “If a company can police the system, and only allow limited access during lunch breaks then that is fine. However I think it would be easier and less expensive to ban access altogether.” Date:12 September 2007
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