businesses would be less than likely to receive paid vacation, and only 86% of employees in medium businesses would receive paid vacations ("center for economic and policy research," 2013). Although there is not much information on what should be included in employee policy handbook, it is obvious that an employee handbook would be a way of making sure that employees know about company policies, benefits their rights, company rules, and compensation. Regardless of a business size or what type of company they are, there are specific policies that should be included in their employee manual/handbook.
Internet Use
Training should be considered for employees by the businesses they work for so that employees are aware of the company policies. Employees are given handbooks and policies are presented during orientation and then it is left up to the employee to read their policy handbook. Technology has grown and it continues to do so, and employers are implementing policies for internet usage as well as internet usage. The increase of internet use in the workplace over the years has caused many issues for a variety of organizations. …show more content…
PMSI, Inc. May 2011 in Florida is an example what and what cannot happen with employees that abuse their internet privileges in the workplace. Lee sued her employer for discrimination in pregnancy and in turn PMSI, Inc. filed a counterclaim alleging that Lee had violated the computer fraud and abuse act (CFAA) by accessing websites like Facebook and had sent emails through her personal email accounts. Because this could not be proving the Judge presiding over the case concluded that Lee had not done anything wrong, that she was not in violation of the CFAA. The computer fraud and abuse act is a statute that is designed to go after hackers and criminals that have the capability to access computers for criminal reasons. Lee’s internet access may have violated company policies; it was not a law violation (Hofmann,
Internet Use
Training should be considered for employees by the businesses they work for so that employees are aware of the company policies. Employees are given handbooks and policies are presented during orientation and then it is left up to the employee to read their policy handbook. Technology has grown and it continues to do so, and employers are implementing policies for internet usage as well as internet usage. The increase of internet use in the workplace over the years has caused many issues for a variety of organizations. …show more content…
PMSI, Inc. May 2011 in Florida is an example what and what cannot happen with employees that abuse their internet privileges in the workplace. Lee sued her employer for discrimination in pregnancy and in turn PMSI, Inc. filed a counterclaim alleging that Lee had violated the computer fraud and abuse act (CFAA) by accessing websites like Facebook and had sent emails through her personal email accounts. Because this could not be proving the Judge presiding over the case concluded that Lee had not done anything wrong, that she was not in violation of the CFAA. The computer fraud and abuse act is a statute that is designed to go after hackers and criminals that have the capability to access computers for criminal reasons. Lee’s internet access may have violated company policies; it was not a law violation (Hofmann,