Apps to view the status of my staff

JannieMoring New user 1 posts Posted: 05/01/2010 8:01 PM	I have a problem with my employees, sometimes during free hours or at working hours i can't check then what are they doing in there pc's, this my major problem during working hours, i need application where they can't notice that i'm viewing them thru my computer thru network access.. Please help me where can i find and download? Thank you.
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Raindog Why is the tag-line so damn shor New user 209 posts Posted: 06/01/2010 10:01 AM

While there are a number of ways to monitor network activity, you would have to ask yourself whether it is the best use of your managerial resources. You'll likely waste as much effort chasing possible breaches as you'll save eliminating them. A quick scan of the body language in cubicles will give a ready indication of who's actually working. Some realistic measures of employee output will confirm without doubt who is earning their salaries and who is not. The best tool at hand are a well structured, concise, practical and reasonable computer usage policy for your organisation, which lists the Do's and Dont's and outlines actions and penalties. A spy mentality at management level will generally do nothing but inspire a devious and convert mentality amongst staff. A dictatorial policy towards technology usage may also not be the best way to maximise employee output. Everyone has a life outside work and tasks to complete during business hours that may or may not be work related. Allowing REASONABLE personal use of telephones, faxes and computers for such things is a positive step towards productivity. The other factor you must consider is our open ended labyrinth of privacy legislation, they may be your computers on your network, but employees still have many rights in regard to privacy regardless, something that needs to be considered before reading every email or spying on screens that may have be connected to Internet banking etc. The great time-wasters like, Facebook, twitter, IRC etc, should be clearly outlined in your usage policy and it can be worthwhile looking into some basic port blocking etc to inhibit their use in the workplace. Web surfing is harder to control in many cases as restrictions are likely to stop as many wanted sites as unwanted ones. (A concept clearly missed by one Senator Stephen Conroy) Once again a your workplace policy document should clear outline what is and what is not acceptable. I have seen business managers spend days combing through employee mobile phone bills to try to isolate private usage to save a few hundred dollars, when a 15 minute analysis of the totals is able to point out the obvious offenders. It's amazing how the average bills fall once knowledge that a few offenders have been challenged about their usage. The same applies to any actions on improper computer use. As for software/hardware solutions, you can employ remote desktop viewers, packet sniffers and loggers, call loggers etc, but my advice would be to use a good managed switch and router and have it configured by an expert to block (limit)the obvious time-wasters and to use common sense management to control the rest. Lest you the manager end up wasting more time and effort than you employees may or may not be currently wasting.

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petert Consultant training facilitator Advanced Forumologist 186 posts Posted: 07/01/2010 9:01 AM	I cannot answer the question, but you give no indication of where you live. That is important in that it relates to laws that affect what you can and cannot do. The first thing you should do is make sure that what you contemplate doing is legal!
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The Big Baboo Penguin In Training New user 27 posts Posted: 07/01/2010 3:01 PM

I've always noticed when I used to work for a living the main problem with staff. They're either in one of two states. State 1. They're alive and sometime during the day,you'll get some work out of them.Keep these people as they are valuable. State 2. They're dead/ These people should be taken off your payroll as soon as possible as they are a constant drain on your already too meager resources.Cut your losses and get rid of them. Hope this answers your question Jannie :) Now get back to work and stop bothering us with your trivia.

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