Employees in Britain's private and public sectors have been urged by the government to inform on bosses who are failing to tackle the millennium computer bug. Mrs Margaret Beckett, the minister responsible for the issue, said she was concerned that some organisations were still not taking the problem seriously.

Mrs Beckett urged employees to tackle their managers: "If they receive a dusty answer, they might think it wise to tip someone off. For instance, they might write a letter anonymously to the board."