Employee Rights Over an Employee Email Address

The laws associated with employee e-mail and Internet privacy should be acknowledged of all employed individuals. Understanding the laws associated with employee e-mail and Internet privacy will avoid unfortunate circumstances, such as job termination, from occurring.

When employed by a private sector employer or corporation, you must understand that all e-mails sent are considered property of the company. As a result, the underlying business or corporation has the ability to observe all employee e-mail. Any inside information or misconduct will be treated as public domain and persecuted as a violation against company policy.

In addition, Internet privacy is essentially non-existent for employers. Your company has the rights and ability to observe all Internet searches and visited sites. These rights are awarded to employers to prevent misconduct that would damage a company's business model. Employee e-mail and search histories are also observable to ensure that each worker is reaching or near maximum efficiency.

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