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WORK CONDITIONS AND HOURS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES & SERVICES 513
<br />Effective Date: 01/01/2016 Electronic communication devices and services are provided by Cass County to assist employees in completing their work, improving their efficiency and obtaining work-related data and technology. The following guidelines have been established to help ensure
<br />responsible and productive computer usage.
<br /> Electronic communication devices and services (including phones, computer and network-related hardware, fax and copy machines, printers, scanners, other peripheral devices, phone systems, e-mail system, Internet access, voicemail, instant messaging, and access to network
<br />services furnished to employees) are the property of Cass County, and are intended for
<br />business use. As a result, employees have no right to privacy for any uses to which they may put the electronic communication devices and services we have provided them. Similarly, Cass County reserves the right to monitor any and all use to which our equipment, networks, or resources may be put, regardless of whether the use is personal in nature, or occurs during
<br />non-working time. Employees should not use a password, access a file, or retrieve any stored
<br />communication unless authorized to do so. While usage of the County’s electronic communication devices and services (including e-mail and Internet access) are intended for job-related activities, incidental and occasional brief
<br />personal use may be permitted within reasonable limits. Employees who are found to have
<br />abused these privileges are subject to suspension of Internet/e-mail privileges, and/or discipline, up to and including termination. Employees must comply with any and all potentially applicable laws (e.g., industry
<br />regulations, harassment laws, copyright restrictions, contractual obligations or restrictions, etc.) each and every time they use Cass County’s electronic communication devices and services for any purpose, as well as during any times they may be using their own personal computer networks, systems, or equipment in ways that may directly or indirectly be associated with Cass County.
<br /> Employees who check out County resources to take home are prohibited from allowing non-employees to use the electronic communication devices and services. Prohibited Usage
<br />Cass County strives to maintain a workplace free of harassment and sensitive to the diversity of its employees. Therefore, Cass County prohibits the use of electronic communication devices and services in ways that are disruptive, offensive to others, discriminatory, obscene, threatening, harassing, intimidating, or harmful to morale. For example, the display or transmission of sexually explicit images, messages, and cartoons is not allowed. Other such
<br />misuse includes, but is not limited to, ethnic slurs, racial comments, gender-specific comments, off-color jokes, or anything that may be construed as harassment, bullying or showing disrespect for others. E-mail may not be used to solicit others for commercial ventures, religious or political causes,
<br />outside organizations, or other non-business matters.
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