Survey: e-mail violations led to firings at 1 in 3 companies

Survey: e-mail violations led to firings at 1 in 3 companies - Jun. 5, 2006

Nearly one in three U.S. companies has terminated an employee for violating e-mail policy in the past year, a survey released Monday said.The survey of 294 U.S. companies with at least 1,000 employees found that, in many cases, employees who sent e-mails containing confidential information about the organization or e-mails that were considered obscene and offensive were disciplined or terminated.

Interesting, but nothing shocking here. This will be a continual concern especially in light of the liabilities companies can face in regards to e-mail content and company secrets. Many students are shocked when they learn the employers can do this. I wonder how many employees actual know the computer use policies of the employers?

5 June, 2006 |

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