So during this semester everyone has discussed what the definition of misusing the internet at work is, with facts and figures showing how much is lost in terms of dollars and work hours.
But in the end, how do companies keep employees from misusing the internet? I don't know if one can actually keep someone from using the internet for personal use at all, but here are some guidelines.
-The company should have some guidelines in place for what is appropriate and what is not.
-The company should block access to inappropriate sites.
-The company should just make sure that all employees are productive.
-The company should have monitoring software in place and red flag when someone is constantly on a website not appropriate for work.
There is software out there for employers to purchase that can monitor employess and send notices for unusual internet activity.
I feel like besides blocking certain things or looking at what every single employee is doing every second of the day which will cause a lot of extra work companies can never truly monitor the use of the internet at the workplace. Also now a days a lot of people have smart phones, if they are allowed to use their cell phones what will stop them from going on these sites on their phone. I think this is a losing battle.
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