| Chapter 31 –  | 
                                          Employment Practices and Policies | 
                                        
                                     
                                        
                                    M. E. Kabay, PhD, CISSP
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                                          31.1 | 
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                                          Introduction
                                                 
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                                          31.2 | 
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                                          Hiring
                                                 
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                                          31.2.1 | 
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                                          Checking Candidate Background
                                                   
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                                          31.2.2 | 
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                                          Employment Agreements
                                                   
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                                          31.3 | 
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                                          Management
                                                 
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                                          31.3.1 | 
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                                          Identify Opportunities for Abuse
                                                   
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                                          31.3.2 | 
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                                          Access Is Neither a Privilege Nor a Right
                                                   
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                                          31.3.3 | 
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                                          The Indispensable Employee
                                                   
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                                          31.3.4 | 
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                                          Vacation Time
                                                   
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                                          31.3.5 | 
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                                          Responding to Changes in Behavior
                                                   
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                                          31.3.6 | 
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                                          Separation of Duties
                                                   
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                                          31.3.7 | 
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                                          No Unauthorized Security Probes
                                                   
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                                          31.4 | 
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                                          Termination of Employment
                                                 
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                                          31.4.1 | 
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                                          Resignations
                                                   
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                                          31.4.2 | 
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                                          Firings
                                                   
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                                          31.4.2.1 | 
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                                          Timing
                                                     
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                                          31.4.2.2 | 
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                                          Procedures upon Termination
                                                     
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                                          31.4.2.3 | 
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                                          Support in Involuntary Terminations
                                                     
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                                          31.4.2.4 | 
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                                          Style of Termination
                                                     
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                                          31.4.2.5 | 
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                                          Legal Issues
                                                     
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                                          31.5 | 
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                                          Summary
                                                 
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                                          31.6 | 
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                                          For Further Reading
                                                 
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