With most employees having slow modem connections at home, more and more workers are using their companies' connections for their leisure surfing. Employees who misuse the internet to access pornography, hate groups or other controversial sites can land a company in hot water. Viewed by an offended coworker, such access could bring lawsuits upon a company. Nearly two out of three companies nationwide have disciplined employees, and nearly one out of three have fired employees for internet misuse in the workplace, according to a recent survey from Websense and the Center for Internet Studies. Companies need to have an enforceable internet-usage policy that clearly outlines what is acceptable and what isn't, and they need tools to enforce that policy.
Most companies have clear policies regarding use of the phone and other company-owned materials.
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