EMPLOYEE PRIVACY REPORT

Employee Privacy Report

Employee Privacy Report

Introduction

The use of email is so pervasive in our society that has changed its incorporation modes of communication so far conceived of as normal. Similarly, it is commonplace in all businesses use email as a communication tool both internally and externally, thus bypassing the traditional media.

What are the email use, Internet use, and privacy policies at your job?

For most workplaces, the use of computers has become a part of business every day. As a result, more and more questions have arisen as to the legal rights of an employee to use their work computer for personal use. While many employers have developed written policies on computer use by employees who may provide some guidance in this area, employers have the discretion to control and restrict their use employee's personal computers as they see fit. As a result, you as an employee may be subject to discipline or even dismissal, if you violate your employer's policies on the use of personal computer. In most cases, the email are not subject to personal privacy laws. As a result, employers are free to monitor and read email employees without restriction.

The theory in this situation is that the email sent by a team owned by the employer, regardless of whether the sender or recipient of the email message intended to keep its contents private. If an employer is monitoring emails of employees to ensure that employees are productive, and to ensure that employees are not divulging confidential information, or simply to reduce the possibility of any employee misconduct or infringements, employers usually are within their rights to monitor employees' email. Similarly, the use of the Internet in the workplace is subject to the same scrutiny of the email. Employers can usually control their use of Internet employees in terms of time spent online, Web sites visited, and their participation in other online activities. An employer can also restrict access by an employee Internet or access to certain websites, or also to prohibit the use of personal computers work. Consequently, there is no right to claim privacy against your employer to monitor or restrict their use of the Internet. Similarly, employers these days tend to have written policies on the use of personal computer, and put on notice to the employees of the employer's position on the use of work equipment for personal purposes. These measures provide support to employers when they choose to implement a discipline or even dismissal of employees for the inappropriate use of computers in the workplace. However, even in the absence of such policies, the law supports employers to establish and enforce the use of personal computers of employees in the workplace.

What are the current laws regulating employee email and Internet privacy?

The current laws regulating emails and Internet privacy varies for each state. However, the general laws made available by the online website, “Privacy Rights Clearinghouse,” states in an article titled, “ Workplace Privacy and Employee Monitoring,” that companies have the right to ...