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Inappropriate Usage (of E-mail)

A June 2002 survey found that more disciplinary action was taken against staff for e-mail and Internet abuse than for any other offence.

The survey was completed by Klegal International and Personnel Magazine, and highlights both the scale and growth of this problem.

Check this section to find out about:

• What is inappropriate usage?
• Personal e-mail issues
• Deliberate disclosure of information issues
• Inadvertent misuse