Internet usage
The Internet is an invaluable tool and, many users can’t function without it. However like everything else in business its use needs to be controlled closely.
The main reason for this is the Internet gives access to lots of recreational sites and sites that can easily distract users from their work. The business will not want to be paying staff to surf the web. EBay, Facebook, Twitter and any number of recreational sites can take up many hours of work time. Inappropriate sites are also very popular and sites with sexual content are the biggest use of the Internet. Personal email is also a common distraction from work.
There are several different approaches to stopping or at least limiting this misuse of the Internet. Some companies are happy just to tell employees that their Internet usage is monitored and trust staff to use it appropriately. Some prefer to stop access to non work sites.
If Internet usage is monitored it is important to have an Internet usage policy and publish it in the staff hand book.
Atomik.biz typically uses advanced router technology to provide this type of control and different types of content can be blocked independently. For example sexual content, job search sites or non business email can be blocked. The catagories for blocking content are very flexible and can be tailored to virtually any need.