privacy

Monitoring Productivity

• Importance of monitoring productivity discussed.
• Speaker's perspective: Trust in employees as long as tasks are completed.
• Example of potential monitoring due to social media activity and productivity expectations.
  • If an employee is expected to enter 100 invoices a day and spends excessive time on social media, monitoring may seem justified.
• Monitoring can vary depending on the job type.

Employee Monitoring by State

• Classmate shares perspective on state monitoring during job performance.
• State tracking helps mitigate mistakes and prevent fraud.
• Monitoring viewed as beneficial in specific contexts.

Social Media and Employment

• Statistics mention approximately 18% (possibly now 20%) of workers fired due to social media activity.
• Ethical implications of employers firing employees for personal social media posts discussed.
  • Acceptable reasons for firing linked to jeopardizing company reputation.
• Legal standpoint: at-will employment allows firing for any reason, raising ethical considerations.