HP staff suspended
IT directors were warned not to accept responsibility for e-mail policy after Hewlett-Packard dismissed a small number of...
The policing of internal e-mail policy, essentially a management responsibility, is often left in the hands of the IT director because it is seen as a technology issue.
Frims should avoid this situation at all costs, said Andrew Horrocks, IT partner at law firm Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. "E-mail policy should form part of a company's overall risk management strategy - it should not be left to the IT director," he said.
"E-mail policies should be included in [employment] contracts to give the employer rope in case of disciplinary procedures."
