Many Complaints Have Reached the Director of HR at Clarion

question 111

Multiple Choice

Many complaints have reached the director of HR at Clarion Services regarding employees using the company computers for personal email and Web surfing. The problem even extends to managers and professional staff accessing the Web for personal use. Since the managers often work 10 to 12 hours a day, and eat lunch at their desks, they have little time away from work to handle personal business. Which of the following approaches is the most appropriate for the HR director to adopt?

• A)Ban all personal use of computers for any reason-computers are the business's property and should be used only for business purposes.
• B)Develop a policy to track personal use of computers, and have the employees sign off on it.
• C)Allow unrestricted computer use as long as the employee's performance is satisfactory.
• D)Allow full use of email because of employee free speech rights; however, install software to make it difficult for employees to access unsuitable websites.

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