Working Practices in further detail:
Working practices simply means the way people carry out their jobs.
Collaborative Working:
The internet allows colleagues to connect and work with each other in real time, making them more efficient.
| **** | BENEFITS | DRAWBACKS |
|---|---|---|
| Individual tasks split across employees | Each employee can focus on one individual task | Skills and expertise are not shared |
| Employees become experts in the area they work on through narrow experience | Employees have reduced understanding of the full project | |
| More than one person works on an individual | ||
| task | Expertise is shared | It can be difficult for lots of people to agree |
| Employees can check on each other’s work | It’s to difficult to coordinate a large team |
Flexible Working (Mobile working):
This type of work is completely based upon meeting the employee’s needs.
For example, employees can decide their working hours, or can work from home.
This has been made possible due to the internet, allowing users to access work from anytime and anywhere.
| BENEFITS | DRAWBACK |
|---|---|
| Employees can work at a time that’s right for them and take breaks when needed | There is not much face-to-face interaction, reducing their understanding of each other |
| Employees can fit their work around family life | Work and time may not be managed effectively |
| Employees can access up to date information | Employees may overwork themselves (Exhaustion) |
| Employees can work from anywhere | The required resources may not be accessible. |
Keep your personal information private and don’t share it online:
This includes things such as
Staying Safe Online
To remain safe online there are quite a few principles to follow.
Digital Footprint
Digital footprint is all the data that a user creates online, which is recorded and stored.
Any content you make, or post can easily be accessed by anyone on the internet and can easily be shared or recorded. Therefore, you should always think carefully before posting any sort of content, and consider whether it’s appropriate to be out in the public.