Some employers have a hard time knowing what they should consider secret. It's hard to control employees' access to information and equipment until you know what you're trying to protect. |
The type of information that you're trying to keep secret, and how many employees have access to it, will play a role in deciding how you choose to handle confidentiality issues. |
Whether you need a confidentiality policy will depend upon what type of information you feel you need to protect. Some specific items that can be protected ... |
A noncompete agreement is either a separate agreement or a clause in an employment contract that prohibits an employee from working in a related business in your area for a certain length of time. ... |
Employees need different kinds of equipment, usually provided by the business, to accomplish their work. That equipment may consist of a computer, a copy machine, a telephone, tools, or even a ... |
As the world does more of its work using computers, these pieces of equipment will become crucial to most businesses. But what happens when employees begin doing personal business on these machines? |
While usage of certain company equipment such as fax and copy machines doesn't present the same sort of problems as computer usage, there are still ... |
If there's a telephone on or near your employee's desk or workstation, personal calls will be made and received, unless you expressly forbid it and you monitor the phones constantly. Most employers ... |
Having work rules means nothing unless employees know that the rules exist and understand them clearly. Communicating your policies or standards is important not only because it helps employees ... |
There are a few times when communicating your standards of behavior or policies is natural: |
