Employer Privacy

Employees in today’s society are worrying about their privacy in the workplace. A problem that has become a big controversial issue is monitoring in the work environment. The purpose of this report is to analyze the fairness and control over the personal privacy infrastructure of the workplace. Monitoring employees work output such as e-mail, business calls, or searching through files, is a subject that is highly complex. Employers today are interested in screening their …

…to handle her or his need to supervise and evaluate workers. The employer must be accountable to those affected by the decision to monitor by considering their personal interests. In order to respect the privacy rights of the employees and their right to make informed decisions about their actions, the employer should give adequate notice of the intent to monitor, including the form of monitoring, its frequency, and the purpose of the monitoring. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**