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For Employers Monitoring Employees Internet Usage

For Employers Monitoring Employees Internet Usage. Deshaun B. Parris CIS1055 Section 005.

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For Employers Monitoring Employees Internet Usage

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  1. For Employers Monitoring Employees Internet Usage Deshaun B. Parris CIS1055 Section 005

  2. As United States citizens we are afforded certain liberties that should not be questioned. Although this belief may be true about many places and things in our day to day lives; When we sign a contract to work for a company, we must adhere to certain rules. The following slides will outline why I believe that Employers should be able to monitor the internet activity of their employees.

  3. Here are some reasons why I feel that employers should be able to track internet usage : • Company networks and computers belong to a business and are installed for the purposes of business transactions. • employers have the right to ensure this equipment is being used properly. • It should be perfectly within an employer's authority to make certain computers are primarily utilized for work purposes.

  4. When the Internet was first integrated into the workplace, many companies did not put a lot of stock into developing technology policies and allowed staff liberal Internet usage. Unfortunately, that liberal usage evolved into abuse of work time and equipment. In many workplaces today people constantly check various personal items online.

  5. Other internet activity that takes place: What time should be spent doing : Performing required task Ensuring the stability of the company Being productive Having the companies best interest at heart • Playing Games • Paying Bills • Sending personal emails • Online chatting

  6. As networks grow the risk of malware has increased significantly and employees who do non-business related surfing have a higher incidence of infecting company computers. It makes good business sense to create a company policy that outlines technology usage and monitoring usage guarantees it is being adhered to. • Employee abuse is another reason employers are getting strict. Unfortunately, employees who have a tendency to abuse Internet privileges at work are precisely the reason why employers monitor what staff does on the Internet. • Employees should have the right to privacy, yet on the same token they should respect the workplace and not abuse the Internet.

  7. Being productive in the work place is subjective to the employer. Some of the most common internet etiquette errors in the workplace include: • Performing personal task • Exposing the company’s property to harmful viruses • Not completing intended task due to personal distractions

  8. “The employer has the right to know how much time an employee is in the non-productive mode when they are spending time on the net and not working. Think in terms if you were the employer. You are paying someone to do a specific job, and you find out that they are spending half their day on the Internet. I don't think you would be very pleased with this arrangement.”

  9. Studies have shown that the majority of employees who are aware that they are being monitored are 60-70% more productive than those who are unaware of “Big Brother” watching them. http://durantechloe.blogspot.com/2010/03/internet-monitoring-blocking-and.html

  10. Work Place Productivity With Music One theory behind why music may help increase productivity is that it helps you feel better. Music taps into the emotional centers in our brain. It can make us feel happy, sad, angry, or scared.

  11. Understanding the Need For Monitoring Regardless of what rights we feel that we might have, when entering into a work place, we agree to the term or our employment. Committing to the job that we signed up for is a not only telling of the employees character, it speaks to the contractual obligation that we as workers agree to abide by. This keeps productivity at a high and minimizes the number of errors due to human neglect.

  12. Reference Page Campbel, JC. "Should employers monitor employees' Internet use?." Helium. Helium, 17 2011. Web. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <http://www.helium.com/items/864534-should-employers-monitor- employees-internet-use>. Chloe, Durante . "Internet Monitoring, Blocking and Tracking ." Internet Safety . Blogspot.com, 11 2010. Web. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <http://durantechloe.blogspot.com/2010/03 Gossel, Leigh. "Should employers monitor employees' Internet use?." Helium. Helium, 10 2010. Web. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. http://www.helium.com/items/766614-should-employers-monitor- employees-internet-use Paul, EA. "Should employers monitor employees' Internet use?." Helium. Helium, 105, 2010. Web. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. http://www.helium.com/items/1823922-should-employers-monitor- employees-internet-use

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