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25 September 2016
Pokémon Go players shown the door for playing in office
Six employers out of 150 polled have fired their employees for indulging in the game while at work, a recent survey by the MEF says.
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PETALING JAYA: The next time you’re caught in a frenzy over tracking your Pokémon Go, you might just find yourself being shown the door by your employer, figuratively speaking.
A recent survey conducted by the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has revealed that six employers have terminated the services of their employees for their obsessive playing of Pokémon Go while at the office, a report in the Sunday Star said.
50 per cent of poll participants were from the manufacturing sector while the rest were from other industries.
“Based on our preliminary findings, six employers, or 4 per cent of the 150 companies (polled), admitted that workers who indulged too much in the game have been dismissed,” MEF executive director Shamsuddin Bardan said.
However some employers opted for the softer approach and advised their employees instead against playing the game while at work. Others issued warning letters or imposed suspension from work without pay, the report said.
“Some 96 per cent (of employers) also prohibit workers from using the company e-mail address to sign up for the game,” Shamsuddin said, adding that 25 per cent of respondents admitted to having caught their employees in the act of playing Pokémon Go during working hours.
Longer lunch breaks have also become more common as employees go on the hunt while outside the office with some 11 per cent of employers having noticed this change.
54 per cent of those polled also said they wanted to request that game developer Niantic Labs remove PokéStops and Gyms near their offices or work place.
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Six employers have dismissed workers for playing the popular location-based game while at work, reveals a survey by the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).
MEF executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan says the poll on the impact of the game on workers was taken among 150 employers in various sectors.
“Based on our preliminary findings, six employers, or 4% of the 150 companies, admitted that workers who indulged too much in the game have been dismissed,” he tells Sunday Star.
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