| Employers Monitor Employee Internet & E-Mail Use - Fifty-one percent of employers have disciplined or terminated an employee for violating the employer's Internet or e-mail policy. Consider your employer's Internet and email policy. |
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Fifty-one percent of employers have disciplined or terminated an employee for violating the employer's Internet or e-mail policy. According to a recent survey by the American Management Association, over 60% of employers monitor their employees' Internet and e-mail usage (sites visited, time spent, message content). In contrast, only 40% of employers monitor telephone usage (time spent, numbers called), and fewer than 10% monitor voice mail messages. Employers say that they are concerned, primarily, with legal liability and security. Employee productivity and job performance are also important concerns. So, they aren't looking for employees doing online job searching, but clearly there is a better than 50 - 50 chance that they'll find out you are doing it, if you do it at work using the company Internet access and computers. In the U.S., the Federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act gives employers the legal right to do this monitoring, but not every employer who monitors employee Internet usage tells the employee that they are doing it (although they should tell you!). WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? In general, it's safest to conduct your online job search using your own computer, e-mail address (NOT you@youremployer.com), and Internet access. Since employees have been disciplined or terminated for violating an Internet or e-mail policy, be sure to become familiar with your employer's policy or policies. |
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