The trend in the world today is for people to spend more time in their work environment than in the coziness of their home. As much as the work environment becomes almost like a second "home", the employee should not confuse how you should behave or use the company's equipment, everything should follow a line professional. The computer used in the service must be used exclusively for the assistance and for the performance of its tasks during the workload. Therefore, the company can monitor the employee's steps, as long as he is aware of it. The most common occurrence is the monitoring of browsing history, with the sole purpose of ensuring productivity and prevent virus contamination or the loss of confidential documentation and information. With the growing use of the internet in illegal practices, companies are taking greater care so that this type of practice does not occur on their premises.
Using company equipment for personal purposes such as recording music, movies, personal photos, etc., can be viewed with suspicion by companies, as they can contaminate the computer with any type of virus or cause the machine to become slower due to the excess of files.
The "free" use of the internet is allowed at certain times of the day, for example, in the morning, at lunchtime and in the late afternoon, respecting the company's standards, according to the vice president of Technology at the Brazilian Association of Human Resources from 2004 to 2007, Francisco Soelt.
The corporate e-mail is the one that the company provides to its employees, being exclusively used for work, and may be monitored by the corporation as long as the employee is aware of the fact. Email logs are stored for approximately one year. The e-mail with the “@company name” works as a digital letterhead and, according to lawyer Patrícia Peck, misuse can lead to dismissal for just cause. Therefore, the employee must comply with the company's standards, thus there will be no grounds for any more serious measures. In 2000, there was one of the first cases judged by the TST (Superior Labor Court) related to the misuse of e-mail HSBC Seguros employee was dismissed for just cause when using the company's e-mail to send photos of naked women. In addition to all the above clarifications, it is good to remember that everything written can be used as evidence. against the employee and even against the boss, depending on the content of the email, letter, spontaneous messages, etc. If through an email you speak ill of your boss like, “My boss is a dick...”, it can lead to a light punishment to a more severe one. But any action, such as dismissal for cause, can only be taken if the employee has been informed of the monitoring of their conversations through e-mail.
Now, if your outburst is through blogs, and other types of media, your boss can sue you in court, the Brazilian Constitution guarantees the right to free expression, but the protection of image and reputation is also guaranteed by law. That way, if you speak ill of your boss and he feels offended you can claim damages, the charge can be based on crimes against honor, such as libel, defamation, and slander. But the law does not only support the company, it is also on the employees' side, if through e-mail he receives any message characterized as moral and/or sexual harassment, he can use it as proof.
Messages such as “You will be fired if you don't meet the targets”, “I have my eye on you”, etc., are characterized as bullying. In the case of e-mails containing “When are you going out with me?”, “You look beautiful today”, etc., it characterizes sexual harassment. Therefore, be careful with the content of messages sent to bosses and subordinates.
by Eliene Percília
Source: Brazil School - https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/informatica/o-uso-dos-equipamentos-recursos-empresa.htm
