Business & Economy
On-the-job social media use vexes some employers
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By CORTNEY ERNDT
Capital News Service
LANSING – Michigan’s employers are struggling to keep employees on-task, despite the lures of social media. The International Data Corp. estimates that nationally, 30 to 40 percent of employees’ Internet activity is not business-related, which results in millions of dollars in lost productivity every year. Some employers have resorted to Internet monitoring and filtering software to track what websites employees are accessing, in an effort to increase both network security and employee productivity. Maggie McPhee, Human Resources Group of West Michigan director in Grand Rapids, said, “It distracts employees because it’s just one more thing they have to deal with.