Remote and hybrid work brought about an unforeseen conundrum for organizations: surveillance. Managers are exploring ways to monitor employees online, despite employees’ wishes. In fact, a Digital.com survey shows that as flexible work becomes the norm, 60 percent of companies are using employee monitoring software to keep track of what their workers are doing. The survey shows another 17 percent of companies are considering it, which would mean a whopping 77 percent of companies would have a way to track their employees. The top three reason employers use monitoring software, show the survey results, are to understand how employees use their time, to make sure they are working a full day and to ensure workers are not using work equipment for personal use. The results are astonishing considering that more than half of tech workers say they would quit their jobs if their employer insisted on recording them via audio or video to track productivity. Despite this gloomy scenario, company leaders can have the visibility they need to ensure productivity while empowering employees with the right tools to do their jobs without worrying about being monitored. Ways organizations monitor employee activity online range from base-level visibility to more technical processes, explained Nerdio CEO Vadim Vladmirskiy. “Slack and Microsoft Teams, for example, allow managers to see whether an employee is active, alBy Bruce Christian Productivity and Privacy The delicate dance of employee monitoring technology CONTROL 24 REMOTE WORK SOLUTIONS rwsmagazine.com
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