“Very common”: Lawyer explains how companies monitor employees working from home
13.10.202406:29
By: Peter Zimmermann
In order to monitor employees even when working from home, more and more companies are using new technological means. A lawyer explains this in an interview.
More and more companies are also monitoring their employees at home. Technology is used to track not only work time, but also potentially private conversations and online activities.
Lawyer and consultant Peter Leonard spoke to “9news” about this and warns against these developments. According to Leonard, surveillance is now “very widespread” because the necessary technology is “readily available, cheap and easy to install.” Jarrod McGrath, founder of Smart WFM, also considers the increasing surveillance to be worrying : “I see it as increasingly drastic.”
Monitoring: Larger companies also rely on controls in the workplace
Employees could be monitored more in the future. Getty Images
A leaked note recently came to light stating that PwC UK wants to monitor the locations of its employees to ensure they are in the office three days a week.
Current surveillance device laws are so outdated that they do not adequately cover newer technologies, including smartphones. More regulation would be needed to assess the appropriateness and legality of these employers’ practices.
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