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The Weekly Round-Up: 29.08.08
Round-Up Workaholic Brits are taking work calls and sending emails in places they really shouldn't, according to a brand new Silly Season survey. Thirteen per cent of survey respondents have taken business calls in doctors' surgeries, where phones should... [29 Aug 2008]
Warning over wi-fi 'piggybackers'
News According to a survey by moneysupermarket.com, a large number of Brits are exposed to 'piggybacking' - where broadband users connect to someone else's wireless router to gain access to the internet - which can lead to identity theft, fraud and... [29 Aug 2008]
Workaholic Brits taking work calls while being waxed
News Workaholic Brits are taking work calls and sending emails in places they really shouldn't, according to a new survey - including at the waxing parlour. The 'always on duty' mentality affects 31 per cent of the 1,000 UK workers quizzed - and has led... [28 Aug 2008]
Work piles up for stressed out techies
News Office insights… Flexibility the key for women in IT Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend Wanted: Women must save IT industry Long-hours tech culture hits morale ... [27 Aug 2008]
Cash still king as Brits leave cards at home
News The majority of Brits prefer cash over cards when they are abroad, for fear of falling victim to fraudsters. Given overseas losses from card fraud was £207.6m in 2007, it is vital that the financial sector continues to educate Brits about the risk... [26 Aug 2008]
UK youths going mobile web crazy
News That's the view of a survey, which has found almost half of mobile-owning Brits surf the web on their handsets everyday, and well over half check email on the move on a daily basis. Mobile social networking is also popular with many gadget-owning... [17 Jul 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News Brits are still not satisfied with broadband speeds - and with good reason since actual line speeds are still on average 50 per cent less than the headline speeds advertised. Almost a third (28 per cent) of fat pipe subscribers - an estimated 4.2... [14 Jul 2008]
Only one in 10 Brits recycles old mobiles
News The Nokia-commissioned survey also found nearly a fifth of Brits are unaware recycling old mobiles is possible, while nearly half do not know how to go about recycling their old handset. And while only nine per cent of Brits recycle these old... [09 Jul 2008]
Brits living in fear of identity fraud
News More than three-quarters, 86 per cent, of almost 1,000 Brits polled in the Unisys Security Index are worried about the unauthorised access or misuse of their personal information. It comes on the back of a similar survey of 4,500 adults in the UK... [20 May 2008]
IT sector: Not so bad after all
News Office insights… Flexibility the key for women in IT Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend Wanted: Women must save IT industry Long-hours tech culture hits morale ... [15 May 2008]
Brits want ASBOs for rude mobile users
News So much ire is being generated by mobile use that some Brits believe offending users should be slapped with ASBOs. A survey of more than 2,000 UK adults found the top five pet hates are: people talking loudly on the phone; a person texting while... [09 May 2008]
Techies: 'We're worth more than last year'
News Office insights… Flexibility the key for women in IT Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend Wanted: Women must save IT industry Long-hours tech culture hits morale ... [02 May 2008]
Miserable at work? Live in London? Join the club
News Office insights… Flexibility the key for women in IT Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend Wanted: Women must save IT industry Long-hours tech culture hits morale ... [21 Apr 2008]
Cost-cutting tops CIO priorities
Comment Office insights… Flexibility the key for women in IT Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend Wanted: Women must save IT industry Long-hours tech culture hits morale ... [18 Apr 2008]
Wanted: Women must save IT industry
News Office insights… Workaholic Brits can't find the off switch Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts? A survey of CIOs last year projected skill gaps... [15 Apr 2008]
