Facebook at work
11:46 UK time, Thursday, 30 August 2007
Could you justify using Facebook to your boss?
Members of the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Magazine Monitor Appreciation group are cordially invited by the object of their discussions to chew this over - on their - in light of the latest flashpoint in the age-old battle for workers' rights.
The TUC wants employers to face up to the realities of the Facebook Age by .
The call comes after a number of major employers have blocked access to sites such as Facebook, fearing it will be a drain on their staff's productivity.
But in the 21st Century workplace, the old dividing line between work and play is no longer so rigid – even Tesco will allow employees to access the site if they can make a case for using it for their work.
Often, of course, the credibility of a defence is all in the explaining. So the Magazine Monitor is asking its Facebook acquaintances to come up with ingenious excuses to tell the boss if you are found using the site.
The best will be published in the Monitor itself.
