Results from a comprehensive survey on young people and sport commissioned by Sport England have revealed the latest state of primary and secondary school PE.
Employee misuse of Internet access and email has reached epidemic proportions in UK companies
In an online poll of IT Week readers, 43 percent revealed that disciplinary action had been taken against employees for contravening company email or Internet access policy.
While reasonable personal Internet and email use is tolerated in most firms, the survey highlights employers' fears that staff are wasting time online or, worse, will land their employers in court by downloading illegal material or casually sending defamatory emails. Leaking confidential company information in emails is also a concern.
The survey was conducted during January and February by IT Week, MORI and software security firm Elron. The findings supported those of MORI and Elron's more general survey of Internet users, which was also conducted in January.
The two surveys suggest that the problem is exacerbated by companies not communicating what is expected of staff.
About two-thirds of companies said they h...
In ten weeks' time, in theory, Londoners should be voting for their first directly-elected mayor. Even that is uncertain: because the House of Lords has blocked the passage of the regulations that will govern the contest, there is even the possibility that it may have to be postponed altogether. If so, it would be a final indignity in keeping with the shambles which has pervaded all aspects of the proceedings up to now.
Pulse Check delivers key insights from Ipsos' Political Monitor, Political Pulse, and Public Services data, along with reactive polling, to help you navigate the evolving political landscape.
One in three people (29 per cent) say that saving more money is their resolution for the millennium - while only one per cent of people expect to borrow more money, according to new MORI research by IFA Network.
The Daily Telegraph's lead editorial on 14 February, argued on the basis of recent Conservative successes in local government by-elections that the Conservatives are in a much stronger position than current opinion polls suggest.
The new generation of internet-connected games consoles are speeding convergence of home entertainment. The MORI e-Entertainment survey shows that the strongest reason among consumers for purchasing internet-connected games consoles would be the ability to play DVDs via the console - 57% of those who expect to buy an internet-connect games console. Furthermore, 30% of those able to watch DVDs via their PC would consider purchasing a games console in order to watch DVDs on their TV.
