German law to guard employee e-mail privacy. german law to guard employee e. Bucking the trend set by the US and the UK, the German government is apparently ready to ban the practice of employer monitoring of employee email. Bucking the trend set by the US and the UK, the German government is apparently ready to ban the practice of employer monitoring of employee email. For more recent movement on UK employee privacy status, read abcnews.go.com. ...

Quantum Sells Division, Lays Off Employees, then Outsources Laid-Off Workers to Division's Buyer. quantum sells division. You have to hand it to corporate America for its creative and often unorthodox approach to cost reductions - that is, unless you are an employee affected by one of these creative cost reductions. You have to hand it to corporate America for its creative and often unorthodox approach to cost reductions - that is, unless you are an employee affected by one of these creative cost reductions. As part of this cost savings plan, Quantum recently let go 1,110 employees, about 1/3 of its work force, and has announced that it has entered into a labor outsourcing agreement with Jabil Circuit in Malaysia. Under the terms of the outsourcing deal, Jabil will rehire about 900 former Quantum employees who are already based in Malaysia, and Quantum will collect a tidy sum for providing Jabil with skilled and trained workers (who will now be independent contractors). ...

Employer Liability expands as Employees use Technology On the Go. employer liability expands as employees use technology on the go. The invention and availability of technology communication devices has made employees' time more productive in and out of the office, with employees barely missing a stride while attending to business whether they are traveling out of state, returning calls from home, or communicating about business while on the highway from their car. That employee plead guilty to criminal charges and served about a year in a jail work release program. Other employers are providing their employees written company policies as to the proper use of technology outside of the office; most of these employers expressly forbid the use of cell phones and other technology devices while an employee is driving, and when the employee is engaged in an activity that requires full attention to that activity for safety reasons. A case being closely watched is a Virginia case where a cell phone-talking lawyer, an employee of a law firm, ran over and killed a 15-year old girl....

Employee sues over text message firing. employee sues over text message firing. Rather than confronting an employee in person or verbally over the telephone, employers are now using text messages to break the news....

Female employee finds web cam under her desk. female employee finds web cam under her desk. An Orange County Fire Department employee is supposed to protect people's privacy, but police say he violated a female employee by using a small web camera to spy on her. An Orange County Fire Department employee is supposed to protect people’s privacy, but police say he violated a female employee by using a small web camera to spy on her....

AOL employee steals and sells 92 million screen names. aol employee steals and sells 92 million screen names....

Ex-AOL employee receives 15 months in prison Just over a year ago we reported on an AOL employee who stole 92 million screen names and sold them to a spammer. Just over a year ago we reported on an AOL employee who stole 92 million screen names and sold them to a spammer....

Microsoft said late Thursday it had reached a settlement with rival Google and former employee Kai-Fu Lee, ending a legal battle that had exposed behind-the-scenes rancor between the companies.. Microsoft said late Thursday it had reached a settlement with rival Google and former employee Kai-Fu Lee, ending a legal battle that had exposed behind-the-scenes rancor between the companies....

Ford may have lost personal information of 70,000 employees. ford security breach. Just one week after Ford Motor Company informed its white-collar employees and retirees that it would reduce their health-care benefits the company VP of human resources Joe Laymon has circulated an email to employees informing them that their confidential data, including social security numbers, has been stolen from a Ford facility.. Just one week after Ford Motor Company informed its white-collar employees and retirees that it would reduce their health-care benefits the company VP of human resources Joe Laymon has circulated an email to employees informing them that their confidential data, including social security numbers, has been stolen from a Ford facility. The 70,000 current and former employees were informed in the email that their data may have been stolen, though Laymon did reassure them that there is "no evidence that there has been identity theft or misuse of employee information."...

Honeywell blames security breach on former employee. honeywell securitybreach nugent. A recent security breach at an Arizona Honeywell plant is now being blamed on a former employee. A recent security breach at an Arizona Honeywell plant is now being blamed on a former employee. In documents filed with the United States District Court in Arizona, Honeywell claims that Howard Nugent broke into Honeywell computers and distributed employee information to the Internet. On 30 January, Honeywell initiated its investigations against Nugent, but has not said, if the company plans to file criminal charges against its former employee....