Many organizations provide computers, internet access, email, smartphones and other IT equipment and services to enable employees, contractors, temporary staff, volunteers and other authorized agents to fulfill their professional responsibilities. All IT equipment and services are provided only for the purpose of enabling business operations and increasing productivity.

This customizable policy, created by Erik Eckel for TechRepublic Premium, describes an organization’s employee privacy guidelines and outlines employee privacy expectations.

Featured text from the policy:

The organization’s staff, consultants and volunteers may expect a reasonable amount of privacy. The organization and management trust staff, consultants and volunteers to work on organization business while at work except for break periods or observed lunches.

During a staff member’s, consultant’s or volunteer’s regular work shift, the individual may receive phone calls, email messages, electronic communications and social media updates unrelated to work as long as these activities are not excessive or frequent and do not interfere with the regular performance of job duties or violate any written policy prohibitions.

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