Monitoring Employees

In the United States, billions of emails are sent from any business regarding the business done, and sometimes things that aren’t business at all. I’m talking about things such as company sports, company games, or even company free time. Because of this, many companies’ these days monitor their employees’ emails in order to discourage the use of company time for leisure work. These seemingly random checks can tell the company when and/or how an employee has misused their time and misused the companies’ resources for their own gain. According to Halbert and Ingulli, employers have had a long history of interest in scrutinizing their workforces (Halbert & Ingulli, 2006, p. 87). Today, “spying” on their employees has been made many times easier due to technology. Monitoring emails

It creates something called Worker Stress which makes your employees not perform as well as they could because of the fact that they know that they are being “watched”. This type of overbearing causes some people to quit their job and look elsewhere for money making opportunities (McDunnigan 1). It makes the staff nervous and unsure of almost every decision they make because they think that it has to be perfect. Surveillance may also send negative vibes towards the hired hands causing trust issues. Over all, it just makes an awkward

once again brought to light the various concerns and complaints that this contentious area inevitably generates.  The idea of monitoring employees’ conversations has a certain Orwellian darkness that encourages accusations of privacy invasion and corporate spying.  Indeed, some companies have taken this too far – some reportedly even requesting their employee’s Facebook login details.  However, by and large the concept of employee monitoring – when done appropriately – seems to me to be relatively

There is usually a multitude of different positions within an organization. The different positions are determined by the size of the organization. While many positions may have similar characteristics when it comes to performance and compensation many are also at opposite ends of the spectrum. Based on the position, companies may choose different methods of evaluating performance. Companies also choose different pay scales and incentives based on each position. Two positions that may be compared would be a triage nurse and an admission

The memorandum presented makes the argument that improvements in a firm's hardware and software will lead to higher employee efficiency and higher profits for the firm. However, as is discussed below, this argument has several flaws and logical oversights that render its claim unsubstantiated. While advances in technology do often improve productivity, such improvements would likely have minimal impact on firms with employees who do not rely heavily on advanced information technology. Take, for example, a small bakery with only a few employees. In this situation, the need for advanced technology is minimal beyond the basic needs of accounting for raw materials, operating costs, and sales margins. Improved hardware and software may increase

The Telecommunications Act allows employers to monitor employees communications while they are using a computer systems or any form of communication over the internet while they are at work on the employer's network. For example companies are allowed to intercept and read their employees emails and record there phone calls made on a work phone. Employees must be aware that any form of communication sent from the office could be intercepted and read so it is normally included in their contracts of employment.

Electronic surveillance is almost a way of life in the United States. Everything from law enforcement, military, government, banks, parking facilities and etc use electronic surveillance. It is usually put into place to enhance the security for people and property, detect wrongful or lawful activities or the interception of information that if let out to the public could be harmful and embarrassing to the company. The only place within a company that I know of that you can’t have surveillance is in the restrooms. So, I think that Herman’s use of surveillance is sufficient. In business you have to keep your competitive advantage and if an insider who knows your business workings lets it out, that business could quickly be at a disadvantage.

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Unless given appropriate authorisation, even employees are defended in opposition to prohibited monitoring by employers through such methods of CCTV cameras or computer, internet and email surveillance and are supported by legislations of such: Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 (NSW); Listening and Surveillance Devices Act 1972 (SA); Listening Devices Act 1991 (Tas); Surveillance Devices (Workplace Privacy) Act 2006 (Vic); Surveillance Devices Act 1998 (WA); Workplace Privacy Act 2011

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The article states that “There may be a strong case for treating employees like grown-ups, but not everyone may be up to that responsibility. Goldbricking in one form or another has afflicted businesses since at least the days of the Romans. Although employer fears of abuse and diversion of effort are often overblown, anecdotal evidence does indicate that when a company begins monitoring its employee use of the Internet, it will detect some abuse, which will in turn drop off sharply once the initial warnings are issued. Generally, a warning is all that's needed to bring most people within bounds”. Here's where I advocate an open policy. Make it clear to employees just how and when you will be monitoring them, and outline the uses that you will not tolerate and the penalties that will result from such violations. You should work with the human resources department and your company's lawyers to ensure that this policy is enforceable. You should also ensure that the list of prohibited uses is frequently reviewed and easily amendable so that you can react quickly to the PointCasts and Napsters of the future. Activity monitors are tools best used with restraint. For example, I would be very hesitant to install an activity monitor on a machine in a telecommuting worker's home because of the likelihood that other members of your employee's family will use that computer.

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Electronic monitoring has seen a tremendous growth in the workplace, in the past 10 years. The National Work Rights Institute

When entering the store I saw a female employee with short red curly hair slowly aligning and organizing the chips on display. A bag right next to her fell off onto the floor and she kept on walking, maybe not realizing, although I could hear it fall more than twice the distance. She was sluggish in her movements, appearing tired and on "auto pilot", so no contact was initiated.

In The Los Angeles Times (2013) an article titled, “Tracking workers’ every move can boost productivity,” stated how employers are using surveillance software to monitor employees every movement. Employees are criticizing the monitoring software since it has caused harsher work environment. Employees feel with the monitoring system, employers see them as human machines a way to drive costs down and increase production (Semuels, 2013). Employees are finding that monitoring technology have cost jobs