Internet and porn at work, from surveillance to immediate dismissal
14 Mar, 2024 by
According to some statistics, around 15% of Internet sites are pornographic. Every second, at least 25,000 people around the world log on to such a site. The world of work is no exception. Let's look at the measures being taken to combat this scourge.
More and more companies are aiming to combat the consultation of porn sites while at work. Employers wishing to prohibit access to such sites are obliged to monitor their employees' Internet activity. A strict procedure must be followed, but it must be respectful of the personality of the employee.
This article covers the following topics :
- protection of employees' personal data
- conditions and procedure for implementing monitoring
- Internet directive
- monitoring procedure
- anonymous and nominative monitoring
- monitoring using spyware and artificial intelligence
- consultation of porn sites at work and dismissal with immediate effect
- non-compliance with monitoring procedure and employer's liability
- violation of employee's personality
- pornography punishable under criminal law