Is it right to police internet usage at work?

With user made, social network websites such as Facebook and Myspace in the news highlighting cases of employee bad mouthing the company they work for, employers may now have to keep a sharper eye on the overall workforce in the UK. But what rights do employers and employees really have?

Recent surveys suggest that only half of the UK’s organisations and businesses have a policy to regulate the use of the internet and file sharing by its employees. If the company does not have one, it... (382 more words)

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