EMPLOYEE SURVEILLANCE AND PRIVACY CONCERNS
Employee surveillance: the monitoring of employee activities by employers.
Privacy: a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people-Oxford Language Dictionary.
What is employee privacy?
Workplace privacy is related with various ways of accessing, controlling, and
monitoring employees' information in a working environment.
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How and why are employees monitored ?
Why Do Employers Monitor Workers?
Monitor productivity
Protect sensitive company data and proprietary information
Monitor compliance with company policies
Gather data for business decisions
Ensure the safety and security of the employees and of their
belongings
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Impact on Employees
• Lower their morale.
• Reduce trust
• Reduce productivity
Employer Benefits
• Improved security
• Increase efficiency at work.
• Improved compliance.
Employee Rights
• Right to privacy.
• Knowing the information being collected.
• How the information collected is used.
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Course: HRMG-2020-2023
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2. Sohail Al Suwaidi-60102717
3. Ali Almahmoudi - 60101241
4. Ahmed Al-Thani - 60106876
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