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Computer misuse

Employee misuse of employers' computer, email or internet facilities is a common issue in the workplace. For example, non-work-related use of the internet at work, viewing of inappropriate material such as pornography, and harassment of colleagues or criticism of the employer on social media might all constitute employee misconduct.

Employers should have in place an email and internet policy, setting out clearly how employees can use its email and internet facilities.

Computer misuse can be a particular problem during major sporting events, such as the football World Cup.


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    Spotlight on: company fraudsters

    by Personnel Today 12 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 12 Jun 2007

    The typical company fraudster is a trusted male executive – sometimes even the chief executive – who gets away with...

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    IT workers admit to looking up confidential and private information

    by Gareth Vorster 30 May 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 30 May 2007

    One in three IT workers abuse their access to company systems by looking at confidential information, including private files, wage...

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    Research shows businesses need blogging policies to control the 49% of bloggers who post about their work

    by Gareth Vorster 25 May 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 25 May 2007

    Almost four in 10 employees who have personal blog sites have posted information about their employer, workplace or colleagues, research...

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    Netiquette: How to make your e-mails mean business

    by Ross Bentley 24 Apr 2007
    by Ross Bentley 24 Apr 2007

    In an age of electronic communication it’s hard to remember a time before e-mail, although it has been in widespread...

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    Employers warned that increasing popularity of staff blogs could have legal ramifications

    by Gareth Vorster 20 Apr 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 20 Apr 2007

    Employee blogs are an increasing concern for UK businesses and could have legal ramifications, a law firm has warned. Nick...

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    More than a quarter of UK workplace computers contain pornography

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Apr 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Apr 2007

    More than a quarter of UK workplace PCs contains pornographic and inappropriate images, a new audit has found. PixAlert, a...

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    Internet and e-mail policies are ignored by employers and staff

    by Gareth Vorster 18 Apr 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 18 Apr 2007

    Nearly one-third of UK companies do not have acceptable use policies in place to guard against inappropriate staff use of...

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    Department of Health to review heavily criticised government recruitment scheme for new doctors

    by Georgina Fuller 7 Mar 2007
    by Georgina Fuller 7 Mar 2007

    The government has caved to criticism about changes to the Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) recruitment programme and agreed to review the...

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    Weekly dilemma: monitoring staff e-mails

    by Personnel Today 16 Jan 2007
    by Personnel Today 16 Jan 2007

    Can I open my employees’ e-mails to investigate a disciplinary matter?

    The short answer is yes. An employer may monitor...

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    Online gambling at work costs English businesses £300m a year

    by Mike Berry 15 Jan 2007
    by Mike Berry 15 Jan 2007

    Online gambling at work costs firms in England more than £300m each year in lost productivity, a survey has suggested.
    The...

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    Hertfordshire Police disciplines 140 staff for circulating decapitation e-mail

    by Georgina Fuller 29 Nov 2006
    by Georgina Fuller 29 Nov 2006

    Hertfordshire Police has disciplined 140 officers and staff for circulating an e-mail that showed an image of a black man being...

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    Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency charges 65 more staff with gross misconduct for computer misuse

    by Georgina Fuller 31 Oct 2006
    by Georgina Fuller 31 Oct 2006

    Some 65 employees at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in Swansea are facing disciplinary action for circulating pornographic...

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    Weekly dilemma… Staff monitoring

    by Personnel Today 17 Oct 2006
    by Personnel Today 17 Oct 2006

    I am concerned one of our workers might be passing information on to a competitor, and we want to investigate....

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    E-mail access allowed for nearly half of all UK employees

    by Emma Ann Hughes 11 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 11 Oct 2006

    Just under half of all employers allow staff unlimited access to personal web-based e-mail accounts at work.
    Integrated e-mail and...

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    Swansea College sacks five staff and disciplines 70 more for misusing e-mail systems

    by Georgina Fuller 10 Oct 2006
    by Georgina Fuller 10 Oct 2006

    Five employees at Swansea College in Wales have been sacked after sending lewd e-mails and another 70 workers may be...

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