Should companies snoop on their remote workers?
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Four years after the Covid-19 pandemic, remote work isn’t going away. But some managers are still unconvinced that workers actually do anything when they’re not in the office. Should those managers have a right to monitor their workers’ computers? And if workers are being snooped on, should they fight back? Isabel Berwick speaks to Liam Martin, co-founder of employee monitoring software company Time Doctor. She also speaks to Diana Rodriguez from Tech8 USA, a company that manufactures “mouse-jigglers” that keeps computers active when their users aren’t at their desks.  Should managers be allowed to snoop on workers? Tell us here: https://telbee.io/channel/ygf7_gly04xgtckcb0g56a/ or email [email protected] Want more? Free links: Workplace surveillance may hurt us more than it helps Spooks in your machine: rise in WFH monitoring drives dissent Surveillance risks ‘spinning out of control’, warns UK workers’ union Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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