Canadian Workers to Employers: It’s OK to Watch Us Online
Nearly 60 percent agree most people waste too much time on personal tasks online, with 14 percent opposed to monitoring.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
Spying on Employees, Eh? What have Canadian workers been doing on the job?
According to a new poll, it appears many have been frittering time by browsing
the Internet and writing personal e-mail. Nearly 3,500 Canadian workers
responded in an online poll by Monster Canada that inquired whether employers
ought to be permitted to monitor workers’ Internet and e-mail use as a way of
boosting productivity. Nearly six in 10 Canadians say employers indeed should
have the freedom to check what their workers are doing online. Nearly 30 percent
said people spend an “excessive amount of time” surfing the Web, conducting
online chats or answering non-work-related e-mail. On the opposite side of the
fence were about 14 percent of participants, who condemn employee monitoring as
an invasion of privacy.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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