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Internet At Work- Guidance for Users

Despite most companies having an internet usage policy and IT controls, there has been a dramatic rise in wasted time, employees fired for their online comments, reputations damaged by online comments plus issues such as data loss and cyber bullying. 

 

As an employer, you are obliged by law to protect your employees from harassment including cyber bullying.  Your company's reputation could be ruined by comments made on social media sites and your secret data could be around the world in seconds.

   

In addition to seminars on how to protect data and reputations, Protostar also provide a free 8 page booklet for employers to distribute to their staff. 

 

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This free booklet provides guidance on: 

  • Using the internet at work
  • Email etiquette
  • Websites that should be avoided
  • How internet usage can be monitored
  • Internet usage policy
  • Use of social media such as Facebook
  • Cyber Bullying

 

There are editable fields so you can insert your company logo on the cover along with details from your own Internet usage policy at key points in the booklet. If you are considering restricting access to internet, or re writing your internet usage policy, then issuing this booklet now could be very timely.

 

In conjunction with your policies and training, this user friendly booklet acts as a reminder that when employees access the internet they need to be very careful and professional.  In the event of a disciplinary issue regarding your internet usage policy, if the employee has previously been issued this booklet, it will strengthen the employer's case.

 

Cyber bullying and social media issues are in the news each week

Do not take the risk...take action now 

Scroll down to the bottom of this page to download our free booklet  

 

  

Half Day Workshop

Protecting Data and Reputations

 

 
Protostar offer a half day seminar, plus tailored workshops to be run at your organisation. 
 
They are aimed at managers and are designed to help identify the best way of reducing inapproriate use of the internet and how to protect data and reputations.  We also have a specific version for the health sector.
 
 What we cover

 

  • Legal requirements regarding privacy and control of data
  • How to observe and video employees, monitor emails and web usage
  • How to get your staff off Facebook and Twitter while at work
  • The potential pitfalls for employees and companies of social networking
  • How to stop employees looking at non work related websites
  • How to handle employees who are found to have acted inappropriately
  • How data is lost and how to avoid it
  • How employees lose their jobs due to their Facebook comments
  • How to tackle cyber bullying
  • How to write an internet useage policy
  • How and when to block or restrict internet access
  • How employers read online profiles to assess job candidates
  • Identification of areas that you should focus on after this event
     

In addition delegates will be shown

     
  • How easy it is to access anyones Facebook account
  • How easy it is to bypass your IT restrictions and visit "blocked" websites
  • How to use Microsoft Excel to udate Facebook and Twitter
  • Case studies of lives ruined by comments made online
  • Case studies of companies ruined by comments made online
  • Scam emails that most delegates will have recieved and not noticed

     

    Why are delegates shown this?

 

  • Relying on IT controls to prevent abuse, is not sufficient

  • A few seconds of madness online can lead to a life change

  • Assuming that you only share with your online "friends" is unrealistic

  • How easy it is to fall for a scam email

     

     

 Want more details of internet at work training for managers?

Email info@protostar-uk.com 

                      

 

Further Interesting Links And Resources

Article on how social media can ruin people's lives
Newspaper article about employee fired for posting comments that he was bored at work 

Article on companies that have fired employees for internet use

Article showing how many people willing to allow their Facebook sites to be viewed by strangers - in this case a plastic frog
Another Article on how social media can ruin your life 
Software that gets you accepted as a friend on Facebook - And you thought your site was secure?

  

To download our FREE "Let's Talk About The Internet" booklet, Please complete each line of the form below and click on Download.

In addition to an email containing the download link you will also receive a follow up email containing the link again, just in case.  You might receive occasional emails if we add more resources on this topic.  You can unsubscribe to these updates at any time, by clicking "unsubscribe".  Your email address will be used for no other purpose and will not be shared.