Employee Use of Internet at Work: Policy Proposals
Corporations nowadays are functioning in a technological world of doing business. One prime example is the internet. A realm full of information that has allowed higher level employees to low- level employees to use the internet to conduct research and other business related activities. It is not without saying that the internet has helped cut the days in half for many such as board of director, high level managers to low-level employees the internet has provide an escape from the daily routine from the business antics. There are many employees that have taken time out of the work day to view the latest news, gossip columns or overall searches of different topics. Internet has revolutionized …show more content…
might contribute to handling issues that further the risk in internet usage.
As you are aware, there are no polices establish in the corporation that hinder employees from accessing the internet. I employ that we reexamine the internet usage to ensure that at XYZ, Inc. we fully comprehend the ethical/liability issues that surround internet usage. I further advise that we assess the internets present liability. In which, it will allow to establish a purpose to prevent fraudulent activity, possible torts, crimes, liability of the corporation/individual, privacy rights, social media and employment laws and other risk the internet might bring to XYZ, Inc.
There are many risk factors that are involved when using the internet at work that would consist of possible accountability for torts that are triggered by employees. For example, the use of social media networking sites that is not limited to the, insult or pestering of customer, personnel, or the …show more content…
operate especially from a liability stand point between liability of the employer vs the liability of the employee when committing. As stated by Lau and Johnson (2014) “Additionally, we expected that when an employee is working for the employer’s benefits and commits a tort, the employer should be liable. Under the respondent superior doctrine, employers are indeed liable, unless the can demonstrate the employee was on the frolic and detour at the time her or she committed the tort.” Therefore, if the employee or the XYZ, Inc. the corporation will have to except responsibility of the wrong doing whether is through the commission of tort or internet crime. Unless, the liability can be redirected to the employee if the employer can prove the employee was in
Corporations nowadays are functioning in a technological world of doing business. One prime example is the internet. A realm full of information that has allowed higher level employees to low- level employees to use the internet to conduct research and other business related activities. It is not without saying that the internet has helped cut the days in half for many such as board of director, high level managers to low-level employees the internet has provide an escape from the daily routine from the business antics. There are many employees that have taken time out of the work day to view the latest news, gossip columns or overall searches of different topics. Internet has revolutionized …show more content…
might contribute to handling issues that further the risk in internet usage.
As you are aware, there are no polices establish in the corporation that hinder employees from accessing the internet. I employ that we reexamine the internet usage to ensure that at XYZ, Inc. we fully comprehend the ethical/liability issues that surround internet usage. I further advise that we assess the internets present liability. In which, it will allow to establish a purpose to prevent fraudulent activity, possible torts, crimes, liability of the corporation/individual, privacy rights, social media and employment laws and other risk the internet might bring to XYZ, Inc.
There are many risk factors that are involved when using the internet at work that would consist of possible accountability for torts that are triggered by employees. For example, the use of social media networking sites that is not limited to the, insult or pestering of customer, personnel, or the …show more content…
operate especially from a liability stand point between liability of the employer vs the liability of the employee when committing. As stated by Lau and Johnson (2014) “Additionally, we expected that when an employee is working for the employer’s benefits and commits a tort, the employer should be liable. Under the respondent superior doctrine, employers are indeed liable, unless the can demonstrate the employee was on the frolic and detour at the time her or she committed the tort.” Therefore, if the employee or the XYZ, Inc. the corporation will have to except responsibility of the wrong doing whether is through the commission of tort or internet crime. Unless, the liability can be redirected to the employee if the employer can prove the employee was in