Workplace Surveillance - How Ethical It Is ? Pros & Cons

Dear Friends,

Though this topic may have been discussed before, it seems to have died before coming to a logical conclusion.

"Workplace surveillance using CCTV cameras installed to monitor employee movements seems to have become a very common practice nowadays used by many employers, small, medium, and big." In a way, it may be good for security reasons, but what happens when it infringes on the privacy of the employees? There may not be any Indian law to counter such an act by the management at the workplace.

I request the members and experts of this community to debate this topic to bring it to some conclusion. Does the HR community support/advise such an act by the employer? Expecting a mature discussion from our community members.

Thanks in advance to all of you who view this thread and also to those who contribute to this topic.

Regards,
Debashis

Dear Debashis,

Surveillance of the employees is fine, but what is the objective? What purpose does it serve? There is no evidence to show that by keeping employees under surveillance, their productivity increases. I have never heard of any Fortune 500 company keeping their employees under surveillance at any time. This is a perverse move by the management and a clear failure of leadership. When leadership fails to attract talent, retain talent, and motivate employees, it resorts to these antics.

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