Most City workers admit they'll be
in contact with their office whilst away "on holiday" this
summer.
City employees will feel unable to completely relax on holiday,
worried that their colleagues will try to muscle in on their
territory whilst their backs are turned.
A survey of 300 City employees by CREDANT Technologies found
that 83% will be taking their mobile phone or Blackberry smartphone
away with them, with 65% confessing they will make contact with the
office, either by phone, text or email.
Over a quarter said they will check their emails once a day
whilst on holiday, with 14% admitting they will be emailing more
than once a day, and 18% will view their emails two or three
times.
Just 40% of workers are comfortable enough to resist the
temptation to email the office whilst away on vacation.
In addition, more than one in three will be taking their laptops
with them.
The survey found these workers were a security risk as one in
five don't protect their machines with a password, and 68% don't
use encryption software to protect the data.