Organisations get Tough on E-mail and Internet Abuse

A recent survey shows that a large number of organisations have dismissed staff for e-mail and internet abuse. The survey results will be publicised at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD) Human Resource Software Show - 25-26 June 2003.

A copy of the survey will be available from the 25 June 2003. Call the CIPD on 020 8263 3355 for further details or download the survey from the CIPD website www.cipd.co.uk.

Workplace managers would be well advised to implement a policy that communicates e-mail and internet use. Well drafted e-mail policies to which employees have signed up provide employers with defences to employee harassment claims and evidence of employee consent to use of personal data for the purposes of the Data Protection Act.

See Bird & Bird's in-depth article 'Internet and E-mail Policy: Protection for Employers' for further information and guidance on drafting a policy.
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