Information on Employee Monitoring Software

Widespread workplace Internet use is becoming more and more common, leading to a new host of communication and liability issues. Today's up-and-coming new hires come from a generation where blogging, instant messaging, and email are a common and accepted form of communication. And of course, they're bringing that sentiment with them when they enter a new work environment.

But employee productivity becomes an issue when workers spend more time cruising the net than working; after all, the estimated loss of employee productivity brought about by workplace Internet use costs American businesses $85 billion dollars a year.

Did you know: Workplace Internet use costs American businesses $85 billion dollars per year?

And then there's also workplace harassment to consider. Sexually offensive material read or viewed on computers in the workplace can lead to sexual harassment charges or, in extreme cases, bring law-enforcement agencies to the door. One well known case in Nevada involved an employee caught with more than 400 images of child pornography on his work computer.

And, Internet use makes the jump to workplace harassment more often than people think. In the most recent ePolicy survey results, 24 percent of surveyed companies acknowledged that they had received at least one subpoena for employee e-mail. This means that as employee productivity goes down, liability risks like workplace harassment are going up, costing American businesses even more.

So what can be done? Most companies find that if workplace Internet use is limited from the very outset, then employee productivity will not suffer, and neither will morale. It's the idea that if the employees have never had unfettered access to the Internet in the first place, they can't miss what they've never had.

And, more than half of Fortune 500 companies are now relying on computer monitoring software in the workplace. Computer monitoring software allows managers and employers to know not only how much time is being spent on Internet use, but also what exactly is being viewed or said.

Our WebWatcher is easily the best example of this type of software. It blocks inappropriate websites, but also allows for email recording, chat recording, and website recording to give a full picture of workplace Internet use. It's also accessible from a remote location, meaning that while the boss is away, he or she can still keep an eye on employee productivity.

Failing to implement some kind of computer monitoring software in the workplace is proving costly and dangerous, and will continue to separate Fortune 500 companies from those who aren't able to protect their bottom line.



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