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11.15.05
What's Your Company's Email Policy?
 By
Tim Knox
Does your company have an email policy? Did you even know there was
such a thing? Well, there is, and if your company doesn't have one you
are not only risking the professional image of your firm, but also
risking potential liability issues that may arise from the misuse of
your company email system.
Having a published email policy accomplishes three objectives.
First, it teaches your employees how to use email in a professional
manner. What's that? You've never really given much thought about the
emails your employees send out? Well, you should, because ill-composed
and unprofessional emails not only reflect on the employee, but on you
and your company, as well.
Chances are most of your employees don't even spell check the emails
they send to your customers and partners. Chances are even greater that
they are sending other items through your company email system that may
get you sued.
Consider this: if one of your male employees sends an email to a female
employee that might be considered harassing in nature, you may be
judged to be just as liable for damages when her attorney comes calling
with harassment suit in hand.
Creating a company email policy also helps lay out the ground rules for
personal use of company email. When an employee is on your clock, using
your computer equipment, and your network, and your resources they
should understand that personal emails should not be sent or received
using the company email system.
This can be a hard rule to enforce, given that kids now email their
moms at work after school and soccer coaches email everybody, but as a
rule, personal use of the company email system should not be allowed.
An effective company email policy also helps cover your corporate
backside against liability. Take the example above of the potential
harassment suit caused by an insulting email. If your company has a
clearly-stated email policy that details what is considered
inappropriate, you can minimize the company's liability by proving that
employees were trained in the proper use of email.
If you can prove that employees knew that sending such emails were not
acceptable under company policy, your liability can be greatly
lessened.
Having a good email policy can also give you a competitive advantage
over the competition. As email becomes the professional communication
medium of choice, composing professional, thoughtful emails can truly
put your company ahead of the pack.
I can tell you from experience that I have actually won contracts
simply because the customer was impressed that I replied to his email
quickly and professionally. In other words, I've made thousands of
dollars just because I respond quickly and use a spellchecker. Is this
a great country or what?
How do you create an email policy? If you have other existing policies
in place, such as those that pertain to business communications, access
to confidential materials, personal use of the telephone, sexual
harassment, etc. you should be able to establish an email policy using
the existing policies as guidelines.
If you need to start from scratch you can still write the policy
yourself with a little time and research, however, many companies rely
on professional consultants to do the job for them. When you realize
the importance of an email policy and understand the ramifications of
not having one, you'll probably agree that its money well-spent.
An email policy doesn't have to be a long, drawn out document. Most
policies are no more than a few pages long, written in plain English
that every employee can easily understand.
The key to the success of your company email policy lies in the
training of your employees. You can't just establish a policy and
expect everyone to follow blindly. Once the policy is written it should
be distributed to employees and can even become part of future
employment contracts. Explain the policy to your employees and have
them read and sign to signify that they understand and will adhere to
the rules.
Many companies are now realizing the importance of email and are
putting on training seminars that not only teach their employees how to
stick to the policy, but how to compose and respond to emails, as well.
About the Author:
Tim serves as the president and CEO of is the founder of
DropshipWholesale.net, an online organization dedicated to the success
of online and eBay entrepreneurs. Related Links: http://www.prosperityandprofits.com
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