Yes, Yes, and Yes. It's his business, and it's his money spent on computer hardware and internet access. Then herein is the real question. Is the employee paid for there time, or to get the job done? Depending on who you ask you might get differnt answers. The real answer is the one the owner of the business uses. If they want to rule with an iron fist, they can, as long as they are not breaking any labour laws.
But it may not make business sence to do this. As the baby boomers start to retire, it is going to be harder and harder to find good people. Albera, Canada is suffering from this right now. It is an employee's market, and if they don't like the workng conditions or managment style at your business, they'll leave to go somewhere else. And the thing is, they can. We tell our clients you need to manage your people, not there time.
But in the end, it is your choice on how you want to run your business.
