Monitoring Employee Internet Use

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This paper presents an exploration of the employee-Internet privacy question. The writer examines several common issues that are currently being seen due to access to the Internet in the workplace. It argues that because of employer liability and work productivity issues, it is necessary and acceptable to adjust employee privacy when it comes to the employee's work computer and the Internet.

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"Courts across the nation have witnessed cases in which companies have been sued because an employee alleges he or she was harassed through company email, and the company did nothing to stop it."
"Whether the victim was sexually harassed, or sent jokes that clashed with his or her religious or personal beliefs, there have been many companies sued for monetary damages because of the Internet activity of its employees towards each other. Because of this new and emerging lawsuit angle, it is important for companies to be able to protect themselves from such action by monitoring the Internet activities of their employees so that they can take immediate action if something is being done that shouldn't be."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ball, Michael (2006) Legal Q & A, Employee Monitoring. Personnel Today.
• Garcia, Shelly (2006) Privacy Becomes Huge Issue for Companies in Digital Age. San Fernando Valley Business Journal.
• Gindin, Susan (1999) Guide to Internet and Email in the Workplace. Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.

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