Tolley's Managing Email & Internet Use

✍ Scribed by Lynda AC Macdonald, MA FCIPD LCM (Auth.)

• Publisher: LexisNexis UK
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 382
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Email and Internet use is increasingly topical as employers and employees test the boundaries of acceptable use of new communications technology in the workplace. The potential legal liabilities make this a crucial decision-making area for all involved in human resources management. Tolley's Managing Email and Internet Use will provide you with the essential legal guidance and practical advice to establish, implement and enforce a policy for internet and Email use in your workplace. Tolley's Managing Email and Internet Use analyses and interprets (in plain language) the law on monitoring employees' Email and internet activity, the use of confidentiality notices, privacy, harassment and Email interception by employers. It also provides information on the key regulations and guidelines which affect Email and internet policy, including the Human Rights Act 1998, Data Protection Act 1998 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. Tolley's Managing Email and Internet Use is the only practical guide to offer you: -strategic guidance on implementing, policing and maintaining an effective Email and internet policy -Current thinking on managing Email and internet use -Sample policies, disclaimers, rules and procedures to assist in establishing your own guidelines -A practical approach featuring questions and answers, checklists and case studies -An accessible read regardless of previous legal experience -Latest case law from recent cases involving Email and internet policy Tolley's Managing Email and Internet Use is a complete reference source for Email and internet policy in the workplace. * strategic guidance on implementing, policing and maintaining an effective Email and internet policy * Current thinking on managing Email and internet use and the latest case law from recent cases involving Email and internet policy * A practical approach featuring questions and answers, checklists, case studies and sample policies, disclaimers, rules and procedures to assist in establishing your own guidelines. Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Copyright, Page ii
Note About the Author, Page iii
Chapter 1 - Uses and Abuses of Communication Systems in the Workplace, Pages 1-17
Chapter 2 - Legal Liabilities Arising From Misuse of Email and the Internet, Pages 18-57
Chapter 3 - Unlawful Harassment, Pages 58-89
Chapter 4 - Confidentiality Issues, Pages 90-125
Chapter 5 - The Employment Contract, Pages 126-162
Chapter 6 - Monitoring Telephone Calls, Email and Internet Use, Pages 163-185
Chapter 7 - The Implications of the Human Rights Act on Employers' Right to Monitor, Pages 186-217
Chapter 8 - Email and Internet Policies and Guidance Notes, Pages 218-278
Chapter 9 - Introducing New Policies, Rules and Procedures, Pages 279-306
Chapter 10 - Security and Tackling Email and Internet Abuse, Pages 307-320
Chapter 11 - Disciplinary Procedures and Dismissal, Pages 321-368
Index, Pages 369-380