A comprehensive policy then - but does it cover emailing message groups?
Slightly harsh on the no booking holidays though. There would be outrage
here if there were any limiting of internet use.
As a theoretical question, where one is paying for the phone call to
dial in to one's employer's servers, could it be argued that as one is
paying for the internet use through their servers you should therefore
be entitled to book holidays, seeing as you're therefore not solely
using the company's property? (Having a slow morning....)
-----Original Message-----
From: Broom, Doreen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 30 March 2005 11:10
To: Lewis, Chris G.; [log in to unmask]
Subject: RE: Covert Monitoring of Staff
E-mail/internet/homeworking policy states it all...........and yes, we
do set parameters and no booking of hols etc. over the internet.
D
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[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lewis, Chris G.
> Sent: 30 March 2005 11:07
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Covert Monitoring of Staff
>
> As long as they have set out the parameters within which the workers
> can use the company's/council's property, and the employees are aware
> they are being/may be monitored, then that's fine. Having said that,
> and on a slightly different point, my experience is that a lot of
> places are quite happy to allow employees to use the internet for
personal use.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Broom, Doreen
> Sent: 30 March 2005 11:05
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [data-protection] Covert Monitoring of Staff
>
> That's what I meant but as homeworking is becoming the norm these
> days, I cannot see Councils allowing staff to mis-use their computers
e.g.
> boooking hols over the internet etc. We as public servants are
> accountable to the public and just because we are working from home
> doesn;t mean to say we can't be monitored.
> D
>
> > -----Original Message-----
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> [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lewis, Chris G.
> > Sent: 30 March 2005 11:01
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Covert Monitoring of Staff
> >
> > One would only be able to monitor the person's use of the company's
> > equipment if they were dialling in to the company's servers. I
> > suspect
>
> > it may not be permissible, either physically or legally, to do so
> > otherwise.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim Salmon [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 30 March 2005 10:59
> > To: Lewis, Chris G.; [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: RE: [data-protection] Covert Monitoring of Staff
> >
> > Please consider that they may be "working from home" , if using
> > employers equipment ( Computing device, email system , word
> > processing
> > etc) , then you would have reasonable grounds - if previously
> > informed
>
> > as part of an employee privacy policy or disciplinary procedure that
> > monitoring can take place.
> >
> > best Regards
> > Tim
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lewis, Chris G. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 30 March 2005 10:54
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [data-protection] Covert Monitoring of Staff
> >
> >
> > Monitoring at work (presuming you mean electronic monitoring) is
> > covered in the ICO's employment guides, available from the website.
> > Basically employees need to be informed as part of an employee
> > privacy
>
> > policy or disciplinary procedure that monitoring can take place. I
> > think (but would have to check the ICO's guidance) that no employee
> > consent is required. The only other thing is that the monitoring
> > needs
>
> > to be proportionate. I think you can rule out monitoring them at
> > home
> though!
> >
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> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sara-Jane
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> > Sent: 30 March 2005 10:51
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> > Subject: [data-protection] Covert Monitoring of Staff
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience of the laws & protocols which cover
> > monitoring staff suspected of misconduct (both at work and at home)
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mrs Sara-Jane Newbon
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