TO: Ms.

Susan Williams
FROM: Kiliah Longsworth
DATE: 6th September, 2017
SUBJECT: Expectation of Privacy in the Workplace

Privacy in a work place is important because it sometimes affects how the employees perform in
a business. Employers have the right to monitor employee email and internet use if its for valid
business purpose because it is used on company premises. Employees expected to be respected
by the employers even though by law they have the right to privacy. Commented [LR1]: But how about a purpose line. You
are already getting into the dos and donts without having
adequately provided a context for the discussion. You need
Expectation of Privacy a purpose line. The purpose of this memo is to

An employee from Atlantic Bank of Belize believed that privacy in the work place is important Commented [LR2]: Font is too large here

because it ties in with respecting each others property because they have to deal with customers
money, which is the main responsibility of the bank. Privacy is expected in a workplace because
even though you are on the company property everyone has the right to privacy but if the
employer believes that you are jeopardizing the business they have to the right to monitor you
with you being aware. Employers should notify employees when they are being monitored
because it may be violating their rights. An employee from Allied Global says that he expects
that he has an extent of privacy in his workplace so that he may feel comfortable and work more
efficiently. He understands that employers need to monitor certain activities to prevent their
computers from getting viruses. Commented [LR3]: Ok. But what about studies of
employees and their views. These two are good but there
may also be others from research studies.

Internet and Email use

Not all organizations monitor their employees internet and email use.s, from my research, Commented [LR4]: This is not the most adequate
private organizations tend to monitor these uses more than private organizations. Reason be mention of research.

because Private organizations most information is confidential and to ensure that the information Commented [LR5]: Specify the source.

is kept within the business only. At Atlantic Bank their system blocks all internet sites and Commented [LR6]:
emails sites. An employee can only access two sites an employee could access which is Atla Net Commented [LR7R6]: Phrasing?
and Atlantic sites, nothing else. In regards with theirto emailing to other staff members, they
have an Atlantic Bank site set up where employers from different branch can email each other. Commented [LR8]: But unless this company is going to be
Allied Global monitors their employees internet and email use through Go Pad tool in Amazon. precedence for your research you need to offer the client
more specific research to convince him of your
So they can be able to see exactly what their employees are doing. Sites such as face book, you recommendations. The assignments goal is to use research
tube and explicit are blocked from the work system. Reasoning because for the first year the to make the recommendations.

notice that leaving those sites accessible to the employees allowed them to perform poorly in the
workplace, those sites serve as distractions to the workers.
Recommendation and Suggestions
Commented [LR9]: Again this is specific only to two
organizations. How do they set precedence for the clients
acceptance of the recommendations?
The Williams Group should:

Implement a system similar to Atlantic Bank reason being because it gives employees no reason
to go on any other sites because they have their own email site that the bank provides for each
employee. Also give the employees the privacy that they needs but only to an extent and notify
them that they are being monitored. Create consequences for breaking any of the policies such as
suspension or maybe a cut of pay. Create one specific site that employees have to use for their
work similarly to Allied Global

Commented [LR10]: Recommendations should be listed

 Reference Page
Industrial Law Journal, Volume 31, Issue 4, 1 December 2002, Pages 321
352,https://doi.org/10.1093/ilj/31.4.321
Published: 01 December 2002

Interviewed Kaitlin Rose- Teller at Atlantic Bank

Conducted on: 5th September, 2017

Interviewed: Erwin Smith- Former employee at Allied Global

Conducted on: 4th September, 2017