Monitoring Employee Use of Internet: Employer's Perspective

" Monitoring Employee Use of Internet: Employer's Perspective ", page B2-3, dated January 25, 2010, I had found out the statistical survey of employer's perspective with regards to the monitoring of their employees in using Internet technologies.

Among 112 organizations being surveyed, it was about 65% of these organizations reported that they allowed their employees to have an Internet access. However, there was a monitoring and reviewing of contents or sites being visited by the emloyees. Furthermore, some employers of these organizations restrict and implement policies to their employees in using Internet technologies such as email, instant messaging, and electronic searching. Thus, its almost a half being reported that they had already disciplined their emloyees for improper use of Internet and 28% for improper use of email. There were more employees having formal reprimands compared to dismissals.

In line with this is the issue of privacy.Privacy is the right of individual from public disclosure. It is the state where individual's life is away from publicity. A privilege where we can exercise to hide our embarassment, and to protect from intrusion of one's solitude. In the otherhand, there are some instances that the privacy of a certain individual should be unvieled in order to monitor malicious actions performed by the person that may somehow lead to any distruction or accident that can damage the life of others. In regards to the article stated above, business or organization has the right to check and monitor their employees' actions pertaining to business. It is the responsibility of the employer or top management to do these things.

Since they're dealing with business matters, employees should act properly to maintain the reputation of being a good organization. It is an unethical manner for any employee to do things such as accessing pornographic or social networking sites, mailing to a friend or relatives for non-important matter electronically while there are more works to do, or chatting with foriegner during working hours with in the workplace. Thus, to avoid these events to happen, it is better for the organization to check their employees' Internet usage in order to be properly guided. Lastly, since employees are in the business, they should work purely for business.

Philippine Law Provisions about Defemation

ACT NO. 3815
AN ACT REVISING THE PENAL CODE AND OTHER PENAL LAWS
(December 8, 1930)

REBELLION, SEDITION AND DISLOYALTY

Art. 142. Inciting to sedition. — The penalty of prision correccional in its maximum period and a fine not exceeding 2,000 pesos shall be imposed upon any person who, without taking any direct part in the crime of sedition, should incite others to the accomplishment of any of the acts which constitute sedition, by means of speeches, proclamations, writings, emblems, cartoons, banners, or other representations tending to the same end, or upon any person or persons who shall utter seditious words or speeches, write, publish, or circulate scurrilous libels against the Government (of the United States or the Government of the Commonwealth) of the Philippines, or any of the duly constituted authorities thereof, or which tend to disturb or obstruct any lawful officer in executing the functions of his office, or which tend to instigate others to cabal and meet together for unlawful purposes, or which suggest or incite rebellious conspiracies or riots, or which lead or tend to stir up the people against the lawful authorities or to disturb the peace of the community, the safety and order of the Government, or who shall knowingly conceal such evil practices. (Reinstated by E.O. No. 187).

Art. 358. Slander (Oral Defamation)

I. Concept: It is understood as the speaking of base and defamatory words which tend to prejudice another in his reputation, office, trade, business or means of livelihood
II. Oral or verbal Defamation is of two kinds: (1) Grave when it is of a serious and insulting kind or (2) Simple

Activity 1 – Professional Organizations

1. What are some benefits of joining (IT) professional organizations?
Answer: The benefits in joining IT professional organizations are you will have the environment in practicing your expertise, gain a network of competent people in IT which help you in finding a job, and they make your IT skills and knowledge more credible and reliable to others.

What might be some disadvantages?In your discussions mention at least three (3) local or regional, two (2) national, and five (5) international IT professional organizations including their brief profile.

Answer: The disadvantage would be your going to meet the high expectations of others since you're a member of a competent IT organization.

2. Should an IT Professional either be licensed or certified? Why or why not?

Answer: IT professional for me should be licensed or certiified. In this situation, like other professions such as Accounting, Teaching, or Nursing, IT should have a license in which this proves that the skills of a certain IT professional are reliable and had passed the standard requirements. It allows them to measure their skills and knowledge whether they are competent and capable enough.

What is a PROFESSIONAL?

After having the definition of a PROFESSION, let's take a look on what a 'Professional' is...
The word professional traditionally means a person who has obtained a degree in a professional field.

• The term professional is used more generally to denote a white collar working person, or a person who performs commercially in a field typically reserved for hobbyists or amateurs.
• A professional is someone who requires advanced trainings and experience, must exercise discretion and judgment in the course of his her work and whose work cannot be standardized.
• A professional is expected by many to contribute to society, to participate in a life-long training program (both formal and informal), to keep abreast of development in their field and to help develop other professionals.

What is a PROFESSION?

As posted on the internet, "a profession is a vocation founded upon specialized educational training, the purpose of which is to supply disinterested counsel and service to others, for a direct and definite compensation, wholly apart from expectation of other business gain".

In addition, according to Webster's Dictionary of the English Language, a profession is a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation.With the above definitions of profession, it is clearly emphasized that in order to gain a profession, one must finish "special education", 'trainings", must obtain "specialized knowledge" from a long and intensive academic exposures.

The terms ‘profession’ (the area of study and work) and ‘professional body’ (the organisation that regulates or has oversight of the profession) sometimes merge in popular usage.In an explanatory context, there are many professions and they are controlled to varying degrees by professional, regulatory or governmental bodies. Most definitions of profession identify ‘working for the public good’ as among the characteristics of the profession.