Employee Tracking Is on the Rise. Infact, a recent Bloomberg News story said as many as 20 companies are selling tools to keep an eye on what employees do during their workdays. And that number is likely to go up.
We feel that’s because companies need to guard against ever-increasing security threats and they need the software to do it.
Guarding against such risks is an expanding niche in the security industry.”
— Bloomberg
It’s Legal, Too
In the U.S., courts have upheld the right of employers to track their employees’ actions during the workday. People do not have a reasonable right to privacy at their jobs, as shown in previous court decisions.
In Canada, employers can monitor workers under certain circumstances. Employees must give companies consent, and workers have to understand what is being tracked and for what reason.
In the U.K., companies may also monitor workers. They have to tell workers if they are being monitored and how much.
Why Employers Are Tracking Workers
With so many time wasting websites easily accessible to employees, this looks like an easy answer. But there’s more than time wasting risks., there’s also the possibility of data theft, sexual harrasment, and more that could be going on at any time in your workplace.
Here are some top reasons that you should monitor your employee’s.
- It helps keep employees on task. A 2014 survey says workers are wasting more time than ever.
- It guards against data theft.
- It helps maintain a safe, respectful and law-abiding workplace.
What Are The Options?
There are a few employee monitoring programs that offer some level of protection against the dangers discussed above.
These employee monitoring programs include:
- ActivTrak
- Refog
- Spectorsoft CNE Investigator Edition
- KnowIT
Out of all the apps available though, KnowIT is the only one that doesn’t require a whole team of technicians to setup, KnowIT is also the only solution supporting Data loss prevention, Email/Webmail monitoring, Instant Messenger monitoring, Mobile device support, Attendance monitoring, Search alerts, Keylogging, and Ad-free monitoring
Digital Endpoint built KnowIT to eliminate the problems that prevent traditional employee monitoring systems from delivering on their promises. To learn more about KnowIT, please visit the digitalendpoint website.