Exactly what issues arise when dealing with e-mail at work.

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Criterion A: Describing the Issue A recent study conducted in April 2000, found that the number of companies conducting some form of "active monitoring" of their employees jumped from 45% in 1998 to 74% in 1999. E-mail monitoring rose from 27% to 38 % over the same period. Workers with Web access search for information not specifically related to their jobs. Popular entertainment sites, sustain heavy traffic during the workday. As everything from CD's to cars go on sale over the Web, some …

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…and would probably heavily protest. I think both solutions are effective solutions, however, I think that giving employers the right to fully monitor all employee activities, would be a better solution, different companies have different policies and this way each company could have customized rules about e-mail in the work place; and technically since the employees are on company time, they should only be using e-mail and other forms or electronic communication for work purposes.