Fifteen suspects of gross misconduct were escorted from the
company’s building yesterday. Also, suspects’ laptops were taken
away for further investigation.
HP refused to comment in detail on the situation, but said in a
statement sent to The Register that “once the results of the
investigation are available, HP will, where necessary, apply its
standard disciplinary processes and take appropriate action.”
At the same time, a survey conducted by Which? Online has found
that almost three-quarters of office employees use the internet for
personal reasons while at work.
E-mailing friends and family seems to be the most popular
activity. Many employees also use the internet at work to search
for news, travel and leisure information. Only 14% of the sample
admitted “feeling guilty” about web surfing for personal reasons at
work.
