ETHICS CASE STUDY

By: Sierra
 MONITORING SOFTWARE ?

This mini PowerPoint is on the wonders of employee monitoring

software. First, what is monitoring software? It is an application that
you download to your computer to supervise the processes and
activities being done on your device. It basically monitors the stuff
being done on your computer. Employee monitoring software is for
business to check not only clock ins and clock outs but also the
productivity of each employee.
 WHO WOULD USE THIS
AND WHY?
There are many people who would choose to use this software for many
different reasons. One in particular are employers. Employers might use
this monitoring software to keep track of what their employees are doing
an to see if the work that needs to be done is completed. Monitoring
software is especially helpful to managers and employers of large
companies. They don’t have the time to go around and check every
computer do with the software they can monitor everything being done at
one time.
 IS THIS LEGAL? ETHICAL?

In Canada employee monitoring software is not illegal as long as it doesn’t

break the rules of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic
Documents Act which protects the privacy of all employees. In my
opinion this is ethical as long as it’s used properly. Employers have the
right to make sure the work they need done is getting done and employee
monitoring software helps with that. As long as the employers don’t use it
to peep into personal email or information of their employees, this
technology is ethical.