A list of strict dos and don'ts has been issued to staff in BHP's Brisbane office, upsetting some employees. Photo / Thinkstock
If you like eating curry at your desk and plastering your workspace with newspaper cuttings and cartoons, don't apply for a job with BHP Billiton, one of Australia's biggest mining companies.
A list of strict dos and don'ts has been issued to staff in BHP's Brisbane office, upsetting some employees.
The dos include turning down the volume on their mobile telephones and removing post-it notes from their computer keyboards and monitors at the end of each day.
The don'ts include slinging jackets over their chairs, speaking loudly and personalising their workspace.
The new regime is to be "enforced" by senior executives, according to the Australian, which has obtained a copy of the memo. It will also be policed by cleaners, who will inspect employees' desks at night and throw away everything apart from their computer monitor, keyboard, mouse, docking station and telephone.
