Temporary Files and Managing Privileges

Temporary Files

The temporary internet files contain the URLs of the internet sites and search engines that I have used over the past couple of days. This file contains a record of the keywords that I have searched, the established URLs that I have visited, a website that I have accessed, and any activity conducted on the internet over time. These sites are saved to specific locations when I browse using IE (Morgan, 2017). These files are critical when investigators suspect that I am involved in a particular crime. The investigators can get into these files and look for the specific date that the crime was conducted. They can then use the pages browsed on that particular date and directly access all the services and activities that I engaged in during the said period (Morgan, 2017). If they happen to find that there were some suspicious activities on my temporary internet files on that day, they can use this as evidence for a crime.

Managing Privileges

For a retiring employee, the procedure that employers follow is a friendly one because retirement is part of the agreement made when an employee starts working for an organization. In most organizations, employees are required to retire at the age of 65, although some employees may seek early retirement because of health issues and other personal reasons (Gow et al., 2017). As such, employees who wish to retire often sign an agreement with the employer, and in many cases, employees continue receiving a specified amount of years after their retirement.

For an employee who is seeking to transition to another organization, the procedure is not so complicated because they have probably tendered their resignation. Therefore employees will ask for a resignation letter per the contract that the employee signed before commencing their duties (Gow et al., 2017). The employer will ask the employee to specify their motivation to resign as this would reveal other issues within the company. The employer is required to pay any balances or incentives owed to the employee and become courteous and polite to let them go.

However, employers should take several steps before firing somebody for poor performance. They first need to document the problem, use fair procedures and rules to evaluate the problem, then thoroughly investigating the issue before firing an employee (Gow et al., 2017). Employers should avoid firing employees on the spot as this goes against labor ethics. Before firing an employee, employers should ensure that they have a non-discriminatory and valid reason for the action and avail adequate documentation to prove it (Gow et al., 2017). All outstanding payments and incentives should also be compensated unless the conduct interferes with them.

Case Study

An example of a company that was damaged by an employee is Uber. In 2019, one of Uber drivers in New Jersey sued the company, saying that it referred to drivers as independent contractors and not employees. The employee felt that he was connected as an employee to Uber because he had signed a contract with the company to offer him the app that could enable him to get access to customers (France-presse, 2020). According to the driver, Uber had opted to term its drivers as employees because the company intended to avoid paying taxes, social charges, and paid vacations. The driver stated that his contract tied him to the company, not as a contractor but as an employee.

In 2019, the French Court of Cassation rejected Uber’s appeal against a former court’s decision (France-presse, 2020). The court asserted that the fact that the driver was connected to the app that directs him to customers made him an employer and not a contractor. This case caused an uproar in many parts of the world where Uber operates. Many customers felt that the company undermines its workers and treated them as objects and not human beings. Because of this case, Uber suffered a massive loss between the end of 2019 and early 2020.

The company has now undertaken massive campaigns to win back its customers’ trust and loyalty (France-presse, 2020). The company has also spent millions of dollars in settling court cases in different regions of operation and has also been forced to pay taxes and other employee benefits. This incident has resulted in the company spending millions of unanticipated dollars.

 

 

 

References

France-presse, A. (2020). Uber Loses French Case; Driver Declared Employee Retrieved from https://www.courthousenews.com/uber-loses-french-case-driver-declared-employee/

Gow, I. D., Larcker, D. F., & Tayan, B. (2017). Retired or Fired: How Can Investors Tell If a CEO Was Pressured to Leave?. Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University Closer Look Series: Topics, Issues, and Controversies in Corporate Governance No. CGRP-66, 17-40.

Morgan, D. (2017). Perform Internet Explorer Forensics for Finding Hidden Evidences. Retrieved from https://www.dataforensics.org/internet-explorer-forensics/