Monitoring Employees: My Own Stand Point

Organizations, whether big or small have recognize the need to use information technologies. These may be provided by the administration or brought in the workplace by the employees. The need to monitor employees’ usage of information and communications technology tools in the workplace rooted in the misuse of these said technologies.
Essentially, these technologies; as its main purpose is to aid employees in doing their tasks effectively and efficiently. But for some extent, these technologies are being misused by the employees. Take into consideration the scenarios of an employee making chit chat to friends through the phone even during office hours; using the internet services of a company in doing monkey business such as opening Facebook, Twitter, Friendster and other social networking sites; sometimes, playing online games. These are just some of the reasons why employers keep an eye of their human resource in the workplace.
Employers have come to put some CCTV cameras, install tracking software or application in the office computers and telephone lines. But, why would they do these? All of these measures are just company’s means of protecting their business. These acts of the employees may affect their productivity and concentration in the business and to the extreme, would greatly affect the business’ production and market competitiveness.
To end, employees must also take into consideration the fact that employees also have their right to privacy even during workplace. Company must make some measures to let their employees know that they are monitored while in the workplace. With these, harmonious relationship at work is established.