A supervisor has just approached you to indicate a concern she has with an employee. The supervisor indicates that the employee is often surfing the internet while at work and fears that not only is this affecting productivity negatively, but is also a violation of the company's rules for internet surfing using a company computer. The supervisor would like to ask the IT team to investigate how many hours a day are logged to non-work-related activities for that employee, and also ask for a list of websites that the employee visits.

Task:

What is the role of privacy legislation from the employer and employee perspectives?

What additional information would you need to make a decision about next steps?

Recommendations to the supervisor to deal with the situation in the short term?