Nobody likes to feel they're being watched or that their employer doesn't trust them. But, in some workplaces, every email written is scrutinised and employers check out every website visited. Apart from the detrimental effect this has on employees, it . . .
Nobody likes to feel they're being watched or that their employer doesn't trust them. But, in some workplaces, every email written is scrutinised and employers check out every website visited. Apart from the detrimental effect this has on employees, it is hugely expensive and a complete waste of time.

At the other end of the scale, some companies have no rules over email and take a similar attitude when it comes to the web. This puts both the company and its employees at risk.

The 'burying your head in the sand' approach is just as inappropriate as the 'big brother' approach, because there are effective solutions to deal with the management of email and web use. There is a happy medium between the two extremes.

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