The working culture as we know it has changed drastically over the past few months as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Many organizations have had to change the way employers assign work tasks, monitoring the work of employees as well as the means of engagement to maintain good levels of communication and productivity. This year especially, there has been an increasing demand for employee monitoring software to monitor remote employees. This need has, however, been met with some opposition, as questions pertaining to transparency and privacy quickly arose.<\/p>\n
First, when moving towards monitoring employees that are working remotely throughout the workday, it is important to establish a culture of transparency and trust. This is achieved by getting informed consent from all employees that will be working remotely and that will thus be monitored. It is vital that all remote employees are well informed as to how they are being monitored and why, and all employees should be provided with all policies and procedures pertaining to remote working.<\/p>\n