AGAINST THE USE OF PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN THE WORK

PLACE FOR PERSONAL USE.

Things To Consider

If you were an employer would you condone the use of personal electronics?

Would screening emails that come through the work place be inappropriate?

What are your thoughts about employee’s taking advantage of work time to use personal devices for anything not work related?

Currently there is no specific federal or state law condoning or not allowing personal electronic use in the work place.

Smart Policies for Workplace Technologies

SMART POLICIES FOR

WORKPLACE TECHNOLOGIES

Out of 91% of personal storage devices for work related purposes 63% of that population DO NOT use passwords to protect company data.

What are the facts

Workers may get distracted by electronics at the work place

Company and personal data may intertwine with each other

Employee may go on website that are inappropriate at the workplace

The Employers Point of View

An Employee goes on an inappropriate website while a regional manager enters the office.

Company layouts are leaked due to the use of personal storage devices being used in the office.

Imagine this scenario

At the end of the day Employers are liable for Employee actions!!!!

Therefore it is only safe to have restrictions on personal electronics use.

On the other hand people may feel that the eradication of electronics use maybe unfair.

Below is a link to a website that tells a real accounts of people getting fired for personal computer use at wrk

https://www.eff.org/issues/bloggers/legal/labor

Electronic Frontier Foundation

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Relating laws for personal use of electronics in the workplace.Lets Discuss the Loopholes of:

Employment privacy Electronic Communication Privacy Act

Interception and Access Act of 1979

Put YOURSELF in the Employer’s Shoes!!!!

Lack of productivity Lawsuits Information loss Loss of MONEY

Work Cited

Bekish, Ashlee. "Employer Liability for Employee Cell Phone Use." Lawyers Find a Lawyer Law Firm, Attoney & Legal Services. 15 Jan. 2010. Web. 30 Jan. 2012.

Garrity, Sean, and George Weir. "Balancing the Threat of Personal Technology in the Workplace." International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. 01 Apr. 2010. Web. 15 Apr. 2012. <http://inderscience.metapress.com/content/h47h2466gk74lp02/>.

Nsc. "Nsc Member Survey Result." National Safety Council, 23 Oct. 2009. Web. 30 Jan. 2012.

O'rouke, Anne. "Internet and Email Monitoring in the Workplace: Time for an Alternate Approach." Journal of Industrial Relations. 2011. Web. 15 Apr. 2012. <http://jir.sagepub.com>.