2005 Electronic Monitoring & Surveillance Survey: Many Companies Monitoring, Recording, Videotaping–and Firing–Employees
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE[1])–May 18, 2005–From computer monitoring and telephone taping to video surveillance and GPS satellite tracking, employers are using policy and technology to manage productivity and protect resources. To motivate employee compliance, companies increasingly are putting teeth in technology policies. Fully 26% have fired workers for misusing the Internet. Another 25% have terminated employees for e-mail misuse. And 6%...