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News Burst: Employers Can Read Your Email From Today
News From Tuesday, new regulations give employers the power to eavesdrop on the email communications of their staff, a legal shift that has been welcomed by businesses but condemned as a breach of the right to privacy by civil liberty groups.
[October 24, 2000, 9:03]
Employers Can Read Your Email From Today
News From Tuesday, new regulations give employers the power to eavesdrop on the email communications of their staff, a legal shift that has been welcomed by businesses, but condemned as a breach of the right to privacy by civil liberty groups.
[October 24, 2000, 11:45]
Employers Say ID-card Plans 'too Vague'
News But the employers' organisation claims there is too little detail on how the government will achieve this, as well as uncertainty about the use of biometric technology, such as iris and fingerprint scans or facial images.
[August 13, 2004, 14:35]
Employers Give Staff A Free Hand On The Net
News Only 43 per cent of employers are currently aware of how much time their employees spend on the Internet, according to new research -- but one in three don't mind if their staff go online for non-work purposes.
[October 21, 2002, 11:53]
Employers Must Be Aware Of Net Dangers
News Futzing - a term coined to describe the unauthorised access to web sites by members of staff, is now so prevalent that employers need to consider installing Web blocking software to limit the practice according to Ian Kilpatrick, managing director...
[August 25, 1998, 12:28]
Employers Bemoan IT Graduate Skill Levels
News Nearly one in five employers (18 percent) feel gaps in technical skills are reasons for not employing new graduates, while 13 percent said the same about communication skills. There were also skills gaps reported for existing IT workers, with 27...
[June 7, 2007, 11:37]
Employers Target Pensioners To Fill Skills Gaps
News The study found that 70 percent of employers are looking to recruit people aged between 55 and pension age, while almost a third (31 percent) are looking to recruit people who are entitled to a state pension.
[June 12, 2006, 15:30]
IT Employers Cool On Tech Degrees
News Six out of 10 employers do not care whether graduate applicants for ICT jobs have ICT-related degrees, a survey has revealed. Other findings arising from the survey of more than 1,000 ICT recruiters were that "55 percent of employers consider the...
[February 28, 2007, 8:47]
One In Five Employers Snoop On Staff Email
News One in five employers may be snooping on their staff emails without informing them or gaining their consent, according to a new report published Tuesday. The survey carried out by consultant firm KPMG's legal arm KLegal found 20 percent of...
[January 17, 2001, 12:10]
South African Job Skills Agency Registers Gains Of 82 Percent More Employers With Online Solution
White Papers With the new system, SASSETA has increased the number of newly-registered employers by 82 percent. South Africa's Policing, Security, Legal, Justice, and Correctional Services SETA (SASSETA) was founded in 2000 to facilitate and promote workplace...
[November 16, 2007, 23:00]
News Burst: One In Five Employers Snoop On Staff Email
News One in five employers may be snooping on their staff emails without their consent, according to a new report published Tuesday. The survey, carried out by KPMG's legal arm KLegal, found 20 percent of employers to be breaking the law by secretly...
[January 17, 2001, 10:40]
Employers Get Tough On Internet Misuse
News But Goff warned employers not to go overboard when checking up on staff. Sending inappropriate emails and using the Internet during working hours is likely to result in dismissal or suspension of offending staff in almost of half the cases...
[June 27, 2003, 7:33]
Half Of Employers Ban Facebook
News I think it's a growing concern for employers for a number of reasons," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos. Half of businesses are restricting employees' access to social-networking site Facebook, due to concerns about...
[August 22, 2007, 16:09]
IT Employers Look For Business Skills
News Employers are rejecting applications from computer science graduates in favour of candidates with more business and interpersonal skills according to new research. A feature of the recession is that employers are looking for people with...
[November 26, 2002, 11:17]
Time Is Running Out On Employers For HIPAA Compliance
White Papers The paper examines issues involved in employers’ compliance to HIPAA. HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. It seeks to reduce health care costs by spelling out certain administrative, physical, and...
[October 31, 2004, 23:00]
Could Employers Ban Personal Email?
News The British Chamber of Commerce has warned that employers may ban workers from sending personal emails to avoid legal liability, in light of a draft code of practice from the Data Protection Commission.
[November 28, 2000, 15:49]
Disabled Jobseekers Snubbed By Employers
News Over one million disabled people are looking for work, but employers say they are unaware of it, with 75 per cent claiming they have never had the opportunity to hire a disabled person. Almost a third of employers say they do not have the...
[March 15, 2002, 10:23]
UK Employers Crack Down On Net Use
News Employers in Britain are more likely to come down hard on unauthorised use of the Internet at work than their European counterparts, according to a new survey published today, which signals a warning to those who surf the Web on company time.
[April 24, 2001, 11:55]
Employers: Find Out Your Workers' World Cup Rights
News Employers have the right to refuse an employee's request for holiday provided they follow the statutory counter-notice procedure. It could in fact be used as a chance to boost morale following what for may employers has been a difficult year.
[May 22, 2002, 14:53]
Intellectual Property: Can IT Employers Control It?
News Kathryn Dalton, a partner in the workplace relations group at law firm Herbert Geer & Rundle, said that these restraints focus on how employers can protect their business from ex-employees. She believes that a practical way to minimise this risk is...
[July 17, 2002, 10:20]
