Scottish council staff caught watching porn and Netflix on work computers
It comes amid similar revelations about public sector workers elsewhere
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STAFF at Scotland's biggest council have been watching porn and skiving on Netflix while on the job.
Glasgow City Council workers have been accessing X-rated sites and streaming platforms on their official devices.
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The sites were accessed on Glasgow City Council devices
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Workers tried to get onto Pornhub on their council laptops
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New figures revealed by the Mail on Sunday show just how many times employees tried to access the forbidden webpages.
Pornhub was among the naughty sites skiving staff tried to access while on the taxpayer's time.
Figures showed workers tried to access the site 17 times.
Most of the attempts to gain access to the X-rated platform were blocked by the council's firewall, but five attempts managed to get through.
Staff also logged on to Netflix 63 times in the past year to watch their favourite shows.
Others tried to access gambling sites 17 times.
It comes as the city recently rolled out huge council tax hikes for residents.
Glaswegians saw 7.5 per cent added to their bills to tackle the city's crumbling roads and rubbish-strewn streets.
It has sparked fears some staff could be slacking off while working from home.
Scottish Conservative MSP Annie Wells, who represents Glasgow, told the Mail: "Glaswegians who have been hit with huge hikes in their council tax will be appalled that council employees have been trying to access dodgy websites and Netflix on their time.
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"Hard-pressed taxpayers expect employees to be focused on fixing the city's pothole-ridden roads, emptying bins, and supporting our schools."
It comes as similar revelations were made about Scottish Government Civil Servants who had accessed the same sites.
A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said: "The council has clear policies on acceptable use of IT equipment and access to some sites and services are restricted or blocked.
"The council has thousands of staff that use a PC, phone or other internet-enabled device and these figures reflect a very small number of incidents."
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