Workplace Privacy

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This paper discusses the issues relating to workplace privacy of the employee. It discusses why employee monitoring has become more commonplace recently and looks at drug and alcohol testing, soliciting criminal records checks, background checks and specifically, electronic performance monitoring. The paper then discusses the human element of work life and how this may be affected by electronic monitoring.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Technology & Employee Monitoring
Cell Phones Monitoring
Web Monitoring
Emails Monitoring
Monitoring Blogs
Monitoring Phones
Off -Duty Hours Monitoring
Medical Conditions
Legislation
Pros and Cons of Electronic Monitoring
Solution for the Problem
Consideration of Human Elements
Training and Informing
Balanced Policies

From the Paper:

"Human resource and public administration policy makers should carry out a complete cost and benefit analysis. They must be completely biased and selfish in implementing employee monitoring policies. They have to create a balance between organizational benefits and employee concerns. Most of the monitoring activities offer potential benefits from an employer exclusive perspective. However, employee cannot be disregarded as a mere pawn in the whole game. Employees also have a human side to them. They definitely are obliged to the organization with respect to their duties but they also have their human weakness. The come to work in offices but they cannot completely leave their personal lives behind. Similarly they also sometimes take work or work stress home but work cannot completely overtake or hijack their personal lives. Employers should have the consideration of employee privacy. Similarly, employees should also consider that in order to protect their business interests, employers will exercise some controls. The controls should be in the limits and should not cross the limit where they become intrusive of employees personal lives."

Sample of Sources Used:

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