Green Branch Coffee: Detailed Analysis of Technology Policy Report

This report outlines Green Branch Coffee's Employee Use of Technology Policy. The policy covers the use of company-provided technology, including computers, communication networks, and digital records. It emphasizes responsible and ethical usage of ICT resources, prohibiting the use of the internet and email for defamatory, discriminatory, harassing, or pornographic content. The policy also addresses the company's right to monitor employee technology usage and the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of company information. The report stresses the importance of adhering to all relevant laws and regulations regarding employer-employee relationships, workplace ethics, and information technology ethics. Violations of the policy can lead to disciplinary actions, including termination. The policy also emphasizes the importance of maintaining secrecy and confidentiality of the company’s information and assets. Finally, it highlights the importance of ethical conduct and professional behavior in the workplace. This report can be used for students studying business development to gain insights on how to develop technology policies.

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Employee Use of Technology Policy
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Policy objectives: The Employee Use of Technology Policy covers all technologies utilized by
the staff for performing their jobs, which include personal computers, mobile phones, online
services and social media portals of the firm. Green Branch Coffee recognizes that the usage of
Internet and electronic mail is customary in office environment. Employees are encouraged to
use the amenities responsibly because unacceptable or undesirable usage of such technologies
can put Green Branch Coffee and others associated with the respective firm at cyber, legal and
societal risk. The policy outlines the guidelines for the acceptable usage of technology systems
of Green Branch Coffee respectively.
Scope
The Employee Usage of Technology Policy applies to all the staff employed, which includes
temporary and permanent workers and staff. The policy is needed to be abided by all the
members along with the other technology usage policies and procedures that govern appropriate
corporate behavior and ethics of Green Branch Coffee. Any employee/ staff who is observed to
be abusing the access to e-mails, internet and other electronic communication networks by the
company, including social media, might get denied of future access and, if found appropriate,
would be subjected to disciplinary actions up to a complete termination of the employee from the
job or designation. The Employee Usage of Technology Policy abides by all federal, state and
local laws that are associated with employer- employee relationship, workplace ethics and
information technology ethics. The company Green Branch Coffee expects that nothing
contained in the policy should be violated or misinterpreted on any illogical/ illegal grounds

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thereafter. The sections and sub- sections of the particular statutes would be sent to all such
employees through postal service and electronic mails respectively.
Policy: Green Branch Coffee has established and institutionalized following guidelines for the
employees of the company regarding their usage of company’s technology and communications
networks, including the e-mails and the internet, which highlights the importance of using the
respective factors in an ethical and professional manner.
Maintenance and monitoring of secrecy: All the ICT (Information and Communication
Technologies) resources provided by Green Branch Coffee to the employees and staff that
includes computer systems, communication networks, digital records and archives that have
valuable information about the company are properties that belong to the company Green Branch
Coffee and is not employees’ personal property to be misused and manhandled. Company would
keep watch on online and offline technological activities of the employees.
Ethical usage: Employees are expected to utilize the ICT resources productively and responsibly
for enhancing their jobs/ designations. Employees are strictly prohibited from using internet, e-
mail and other communication networks that exhibit defamatory, discriminatory, harassing and
pornographic nature of content. No mails/texts/ messages that targets an individual’s race,
gender, age, nationality, ethnicity, physical attributes and sexual orientation in a derogatory
manner through office ICT resources shall be entertained or tolerated. Such offensive actions and
misconducts might lead to suspense or complete termination of the respective convicted
employee by the company thereafter.