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Technology: What Should I Keep in Mind When Drafting an Electronic Surveillance Policy?
June 2008
We are seeing a need to engage in more intensive monitoring and surveillance of our employees' tech equipment use. I want to get a new draft policy circulating. What should I include? . . . more

Recordkeeping: May Supervisors Keep 'Desk Files' of Personnel Records?
June 2008
I think that all documentation should be kept in the HR department, but supervisors like to have copies for their desk files. What are the pitfalls of allowing supervisors to keep employee files at their desks? What practices can you recommend? . . . more

Technology: Can We Prohibit Employees From Using Their Cell Phones at Work?
May 2008
We are a school that teaches developmentally disabled adults, and we want to tell our teachers that they are not allowed to use their cell phones while class is in session. Will we get in trouble if we do this? . . . more

E-Challenges: How Can We Get Employees to Follow Our Internet Usage Guidelines?
January 2008
We have tried to be clear with our employees about Internet use but we believe a lot of unauthorized use and personal emailing is still going on. How far can we go in monitoring our employees' use of the Internet while at work? . . . more

Privacy: Should We Use Information About Employee Whereabouts We Get from GPS Devices?
September 2007
Because of advances in technology, we now have a lot of information about our employees that we never had before. For example, we know where--exactly where--many of our employees are because of the GPS capabilities of their phones and automobiles . . . more

This month's new question is:
June 2007
Our workplace is flooded with PDAs, cell phones, flash drives, and the like. We're worried about security and productivity. What are you doing to deal with the proliferation of miniature electronic devices in the workplace?
What can you recommend? Please let us know your thoughts. . . . more

Electronic Surveillance in the Workplace: What You Can—and Should—Monitor, and the Pitfalls to Avoid

Audio Conference
Tuesday August 8, 2006
Today's employees have a wide array of electronics at their disposal: computers with email and Internet access, camera phones with text messaging, iPods--the list goes on and on. All of these can lead to distraction, inefficiency, and even breaches of privacy. What can you do to ensure that your employees are not stealing company time or--worse still--company information? . . . more

Privacy: Can We Read Employees' E-mails?
July 2006
What right do employers have to access personal e-mail records or personal e-mail accounts that are on company-owned computers? & . . . more

Employee Blogging: Can You Fire a Blogger?
October 2005
I just found out that one of my employees is keeping a running diary on a personal website. A lot of the diary concerns his job here, . . . more

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