TITLE

WEBSITE STRAWPOLL

PUB. DATE

October 2008

SOURCE

Employee Benefits;Oct2008, p14

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article offers the public opinion on the question if there is a need for employers to block access to Facebook and other social networking sites in Great Britain. The results show that 45% of the public said that employers should completely block access to social networking sites. In addition, 24 % of the public said that employers should not block access to social netwoking sites.

ACCESSION #

34738562

Tags: PUBLIC opinion polls;  ONLINE social networks;  EMPLOYERS;  BUSINESS networks

 

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