Spotlight: How far can a boss go to monitor an employee?
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Spotlight: How far can a boss go to monitor an employee?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 27, 202620 min

This is an abbreviated version of Checkup's segment on workplace monitoring and your privacy. A growing number of bosses are using productivity software to track employees remotely and in the office. We hear from experts and callers about how this technology is affecting Canadian workplaces, when it becomes a privacy issue and what you can do about it.

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This is a CBC Podcast. Hi, I'm Ian Hennemansing. Welcome to Cross Country Spotlight, highlights from Checkup's live show on Sunday.

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You're about to hear our conversation about employers using technology to monitor their workers. Any employer has the right, if the employee's being paid for those hours, to monitor their activities.

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I mean, if I am being hired to do a job, am I Am I being hard to sit at a desk or type P at a certain rate or move my mouse a certain way or am I being hard to do a job?

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