Employee monitoring software surges as companies send staff home
“ Does your boss know you're reading this article right now?
If you are one of the thousands of Australians who made a rapid shift to working from home this year and are currently logged on, shouldn't you be working?
This is company time, after all.
For an increasing number of Australian workers, it is now the norm to have every movement tracked: what websites you visit; how long you spend on social media; how many keystrokes you do each minute and even when you go to the bathroom.
Sales of software that monitors employees working remotely have surged since the coronavirus pandemic was declared, with some companies reporting a 300 per cent increase in customers in Australia in the last two months.
Tech and employment law experts are now sounding the warning, arguing it amounts to a "digital cage" and that Australian regulations are woefully out of date.”...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-...virus/12258198