Almost a quarter of employees are still not allowed access to social media at work
An informal poll conducted by HootSuite has revealed that almost a quarter of employees are still not allowed to access social media at work.
Asking its five million followers, "Are you allowed to use social media at work? Hootsuite found that the majority of its followers were able to access social media with social media managers, marketers and PRs explaining how integral social is to their jobs.
Police officers, lawyers and various other industries also revealed that they were now encouraged to use social media as part of their role.
However, a number of respondents said they were not allowed access to social media at all, or were only allowed to use it for specific reasons such as 'recruiting purposes' or on corporate accounts.
Those who were denied access to social also said many employers had blocked social media sites, picking and choosing which networks to allow staff access to. One respondent could use Twitter, but not Facebook; and another said their employer had blocked Facebook and YouTube but allowed access to other networks, and another replied that only Google+ and HootSuite were unblocked in their office.
Discussing the results of the poll on its blog HootSuite commented: "While less than a quarter might not seem like a lot of "no's", remember this was a Twitter poll. For all we know, many potential respondents were working and unable to access their accounts."
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