Ethics of Surveillance in the Workplace PDF
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THE ETHICS OF SURVEILLANCE IN THE WORKPLACE1THE ETHICS OF SURVEILLANCE IN THE WORKPLACEStudent NameInstitutional AffiliationFacilitatorCourseDate
THE ETHICS OF SURVEILLANCE IN THE WORKPLACE2AbstractSurveillance in the workplace has become an issue of major concern which needs to be addressed as soon as possible. Currently, no laws have been developed to regulate the privacy of employees in the working environment. The Issues of privacy which arises in the working environment are governed by the federal laws and regulations. However, Federal privacy laws only regulate access to private information and employee private information collection without their consent, including the employers having federal contracts and obliged to follow some record keeping duties. Technology advancement in the workplace monitoring has become intricate. Although organizations have supported surveillance practices to protect the company assets, there is a general argument of whether it is ethical to have surveillance in the workplace. This progress in technology is beneficial to the employers but may affect the privacy of employees. Use of surveillance in the workplace has led to mistrust between the employer and the employees, low quality and higher quantity in terms of productivity and employees reservation.Key WordsSurveillance, workers, workplace, ethics, reservation
THE ETHICS OF SURVEILLANCE IN THE WORKPLACE3Contents1. Background..................................................................................................................................42. Research questions.......................................................................................................................63. Literature Review........................................................................................................................63.1 Overview of surveillance in the workplace............................................................................63.1.1 Morale.............................................................................................................................63.1.2 Lack of Privacy...............................................................................................................73.1.3 Mistrust............................................................................................................................73.1.4 Employee Reservations...................................................................................................73.2 Surveillance in the workplace techniques..............................................................................73.3 Effects of workplace surveillance on employees...................................................................83.4 Effects of workplace surveillance on business performance.................................................94. Research Methodology..............................................................................................................104.1 Interviews.............................................................................................................................104.2 Surveys.................................................................................................................................114.3 Questionnaires......................................................................................................................12
THE ETHICS OF SURVEILLANCE IN THE WORKPLACE44.4 Case Studies.........................................................................................................................124.5 Selected Methodologies.......................................................................................................134.5.1 Interviews......................................................................................................................135. Conclusion.................................................................................................................................146. Project Plan................................................................................................................................147. Consent Form.............................................................................................................................148. Pilot interview questions............................................................................................................149. Pilot survey questions and design..............................................................................................1410. References................................................................................................................................1511. Appendices..............................................................................................................................1611.1 Appendix A........................................................................................................................161. BackgroundMajority of today’s businesses have become digital necessitating the provision of internetfacilities to staff in the workplace. Facilities provision, for example internet, has led to the use of various means to monitor and prevent facilities provided from being misused. The techniques used in monitoring and surveillance include CCTV and other electronic means. This has led to rise in many issues concerning both the employee’s and employer’s privacy. The employees should be allowed a certain degree of privacy in the workplace but this should be moderated withthe employer’s right to efficiently run and protect their businesses against result arising from actions of the employees (Watkins, Coopman, Hart, & Walker, 2017, p. 172).
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