Your IT Policy

[Vini]

Basically, I have suggested that we look at putting one in place. Our company is employee owned, and based solely on trust.

However, in todays society trust isn't going to stand up to much. So to cover everyones back I'm looking at organising an IT policy, however, I've never really had much knowledge of them. Obviously I know what I want to put in it from our point of view, but wondered if you guys knew of anything I should consider.

DPA and Internet/Computer Abuse are two things I MUST include, as is a bit about storing things on the network etc...

I don't want to become a BOFH...

Is anyone willing to share their IT policy?

[Phage]

May I point you to the place I got most of mine...

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...download&meta=

[Moby-Dick]

I *think* you might be able to get hold of a generic one. I'm afraid I can't share my emlpoyers.

[Moby-Dick]

try this site for size...

http://www.coopsys.net/news/documents.php

[[GSV]Trig]

Yes you should have one, it should be part of the eomployee handbook.

In reality, it'll suck and people wont like you for implimenting it

[kalniel]

I don't want to become a BOFH...

Why not?

[Lucio]

Boilerplate IT policies aren't great, they work as a starting point but still need careful reviewing before you put them in place. More importantly, you have to make sure they're actually implimentable with your setup, because having a policy and then only catching someone by chance leaves you open to the defense of discrimination (e.g. 3 people look at porn, 1 gets caught, the other 2 don't, could be argued that the individual was discriminated against for X reason)

[Jay]

Mine is... "Don't f**k about or I'll kill ya'"

[TheAnimus]

Don't forget to explicitly forbid people telling others to google "two girls, one cup" at home.

[Clunk]

I don't want to become a BOFH...

Bastard Operator From Hexus.

[MadduckUK]

yeah, something like that

[pop80_uk]

Ours is we can not look at, download or do anything.