Work: Mobile Phone and Company Equipment
Speculate whether employers should have more or fewer rights to monitor employee use of company equipment, such as laptops, tablets, and cell phones issued for out-of-office, potentially after-hours work. Suggest at least three methods for an employer to monitor its employees’ use of company equipments. Provide a rationale for your response.
Employees should have adequate rights to monitor employee use of equipment, such as laptops, tablets and cell phones issued for out-of office use because it is the company’s property designated for work purposes. There are several methods an employer can use to monitor use of company equipment. For instance, GPS tracking for company vehicles, Cell phone monitoring apps, and software to track computer usage. The employer has a right to know where its vehicle is, if it is driven safely, if the mileage is consistent with job duty. The employer also can access cell phone activity via apps. Again, the employer has a concern if the phone is being used excessively for other than work purposes that can be costly to the employer. Why should an employer have to pay rate charges for personal use? Finally, an employer can find monitoring software useful to decipher certain information or to track records and data.
Again, the equipment is company owned and the company has a right to specify how it is used and has a right to the information stored on it. However, the employer should make it known to the employee that it can access any information on company devices when necessary. The employees should be aware of how they utilize company equipment because the law may not protect their personal use and information on the equipment.
References:
https://www.privacyrights.org/workplace-privacy-and-employee-monitoring
Employees should have adequate rights to monitor employee use of equipment, such as laptops, tablets and cell phones issued for out-of office use because it is the company’s property designated for work purposes. There are several methods an employer can use to monitor use of company equipment. For instance, GPS tracking for company vehicles, Cell phone monitoring apps, and software to track computer usage. The employer has a right to know where its vehicle is, if it is driven safely, if the mileage is consistent with job duty. The employer also can access cell phone activity via apps. Again, the employer has a concern if the phone is being used excessively for other than work purposes that can be costly to the employer. Why should an employer have to pay rate charges for personal use? Finally, an employer can find monitoring software useful to decipher certain information or to track records and data.
Again, the equipment is company owned and the company has a right to specify how it is used and has a right to the information stored on it. However, the employer should make it known to the employee that it can access any information on company devices when necessary. The employees should be aware of how they utilize company equipment because the law may not protect their personal use and information on the equipment.
References:
https://www.privacyrights.org/workplace-privacy-and-employee-monitoring
References: https://www.privacyrights.org/workplace-privacy-and-employee-monitoring https://blackboard.strayer.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/LEG/500/1124/Week3-1124/Lecture1/player.html