Hospital staff suspended for online shopping

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The University Hospital of North Staffordshire has suspended 10 employees who visited holiday, sport and shopping web sites while they should have been working, according to a report from the BBC.

While members of staff are allowed to make personal use of the internet, the hospital policy is that this must be during their free time, and for limited periods only, the hospital trust told the BBC. "The current investigation relates to breaches of this policy," it added.

The hospital began the... (106 more words)

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