Lil' Big Brother?
Some British businesses have taken advantage of a cell phone monitoring service that let's them keep an eye on employees. The idea being to be sure employee's are really "stuck in traffic" or "trapped in bizarre zoo animal hostage situation" when they give an excuse for not being at work.
Also, employers can use the service to make sure employees are safe. So in the event of an emergency, the monitoring employers can notify the proper authorities. Another use is tracking packages and other deliveries for freight services.
Of course, many aren't happy about being monitored. It can be considered a violation of privacy, although employees have to agree to being monitored (this isn't completely clear in the article, however).
So what do you think of this monitoring service? Is it an invasion of privacy, or a legitimate security measure? Could this improve employee efficiency by letting them now they're being monitored? Could using this service hurt businesses by creating a feeling of distrust?
3 comments:
I think that monitoring the employees is an invasion of privacy. What and where people go on their free time does not need to be known to their boss'. However, it could improve employee efficiency if they know they are being monitored. The probabibility of getting caught would increase.
I also think this is an invasion of privacy. I think it will make employees very unsatisfied and cause a negative attitude in the work place. I feel that unsatisfied employees are much less efficient than happy employees.
Without a doubt this is an invasion of privacy. By trying to monitor the employees like this is going to create a feeling of mistrust and I don't believe that many people are going to want to work for a company that will be watching them all of the time to make sure that their excuses are valid.
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