Some people may think spending their time during office hours on social networking sites such as Facebook may not affect their productivity. But some people can’t just control themselves, and spend most of their working time on their private surfing.

Swiss’ government has introduced a new law, banning their staffs from using Facebook after failed appeals for them to reduce time spent on the social networking site, a statement said on Thursday.

‘Workers who need to access the social network for professional reasons can request a special dispensation,’ said a statement from the federal government.

Of the government’s seven ministries, only the foreign ministry will still allow employees to access the site once the ban comes in next week.

Government workers were asked in May to ‘show moderation in private use of the Internet, notably of Facebook,’ the statement said. Such use did decrease slightly, but Facebook remained one of the four most popular sites.

I feel this is will be followed by other governments/organisation in order to reduce the use of Internet in office for the staff’s own sake!.