A survey has revealed more than half of British workers send unethical emails.
Market research specialist NOP said its research into corporate inboxes showed 53 per cent of white-collar workers behaved "e-morally" and were back-stabbing colleagues to further their own careers.
Almost 30 per cent of those questioned admitted to sending racist, sexist, pornographic or discriminatory emails while at work.
The survey also said 38 per cent of white-collar workers used email in the pursuit of political power in their company.
The research, commissioned by internet and email filtering company SurfControl, found hitting the "reply all" button had become a favoured way of highlighting a colleague's mistake in front of other recipients or passing the buck The survey, focused on eight of the UK's largest cities, found Londoners were the worst offenders, closely followed by those in Leeds and Cardiff.
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