Written policy on pornography in the workplace not enough, according to new whitepaper

Having a written policy on inappropriate images in the workplace, whilst important, isn’t enough, the Australian Human Rights Commission advises. There has to be a system in place to monitor and ensure compliance so that your organisation is not vicariously liable.

Melbourne, 20 May 2010 – With email now comprising around 75% of business communications, and staff personal use of internet generally well accepted, the sending, receiving and forwarding of emails and attachments has created a number of significant challenges for Human Resource management.

It raises a serious issue: How does HR mitigate the legal and OHS risk and protect the business and staff from illicit images and pornography in email traffic?

The Whitepaper –‘5 Reasons HR Professionals are adopting SaaS Email Image Filtering’ explores how HR professionals can protect their organisation and its members from the legal and compliance risk of workplace pornography.

To download the whitepaper, visit http://mailguard.com.au/uploads/file/imagemonitoringwhitepaper.pdf