Threat to staff who sign road petition in office

mkpdavies · 16-02-2007, 08:56 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...16/nroad16.xml

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Workers were warned yesterday that they face disciplinary action if they use office computers to sign the Downing Street petition calling for the scrapping of road pricing proposals.

The curbs faced by individuals wanting to protest emerged as Dorset Police launched an internal investigation into the circulation of an email which urged staff to back the campaign.

An inquiry has been launched by the force's Professional Standards Department and those who endorsed the protest could face disciplinary action.

If they don't want people using the web, then they shouldn't give them access. It's like leaving a newspaper on each persons desk, then telling them of for reading it.

Besoeker · 16-02-2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

If they don't want people using the web, then they shouldn't give them access. It's like leaving a newspaper on each persons desk, then telling them of for reading it.

I understand what you are getting at.
But there is a distinction.
Reading a newspaper is passive. You take information in.
Posting in a poll is giving information out.

g hall · 16-02-2007, 10:36 PM

It's down to the company to lock down their systems if you give people the access then they will (ab)use it.

I've worked in companies where the IT depts were the worst for abuse of systems - who will watch the watchers.

22ANDUK · 17-02-2007, 11:23 AM

I believe that Police Officers should be politically neutral, I moan when they inflict political statements on the public. So I can't complain about this as I would be a hypocrit.

Let the Officers/staff sign it in their own time and let them have political opinions outside of work, but not when they are at work.

Besoeker · 17-02-2007, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 22ANDUK

I believe that Police Officers should be politically neutral, I moan when they inflict political statements on the public. So I can't complain about this as I would be a hypocrit.

Let the Officers/staff sign it in their own time and let them have political opinions outside of work, but not when they are at work.

Agree.

eublues · 17-02-2007, 01:17 PM

I must say the amount of time that people spend doing their own thing on the internet when they are being payed to be working must be collosal.

mkpdavies · 17-02-2007, 02:13 PM

If I was running a business I wouldn't have open access to the internet, for every employee.

Maybe have a few stations in the canteen area for lunchtime or something, but the amount of abuse that goes on is huge. The temptation and ease of access is just too much for most people.

Besoeker · 17-02-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

If I was running a business I wouldn't have open access to the internet, for every employee.

I don't know any business that does.

Besoeker · 17-02-2007, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by eublues

I must say the amount of time that people spend doing their own thing on the internet when they are being payed to be working must be collosal.

There is no doubt that it happens but I don't know what the scale of it is.
The way I see it is this. If someone is paid to do a job, then as long as they get that job done and done well, I have no particular problem if they play around on the internet from time to time. In fact, I'd rather they did that than spend time gossiping with their friends and wasting the time of several employees.

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g hall Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: erewhon Posts: 5,935	It's down to the company to lock down their systems if you give people the access then they will (ab)use it. I've worked in companies where the IT depts were the worst for abuse of systems - who will watch the watchers. __________________ "That government is best which governs least." "This is a sharp Medicine, but it is a Physician for all diseases and miseries". "To be "matter of fact" about the world is to blunder into fantasy --and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful." TANSTAAFL TANJ

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mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 32,059 Party: Libertarian Party	If I was running a business I wouldn't have open access to the internet, for every employee. Maybe have a few stations in the canteen area for lunchtime or something, but the amount of abuse that goes on is huge. The temptation and ease of access is just too much for most people. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Lib Dems

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17-02-2007, 11:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
22ANDUK Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,438	I believe that Police Officers should be politically neutral, I moan when they inflict political statements on the public. So I can't complain about this as I would be a hypocrit. Let the Officers/staff sign it in their own time and let them have political opinions outside of work, but not when they are at work.

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eublues Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,189	I must say the amount of time that people spend doing their own thing on the internet when they are being payed to be working must be collosal.