In an article published by Law360, Annabel Gillham, Olly Spratt, and Dan Alam discuss recent guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office on employee monitoring. As outlined in the article, organisations must be mindful when implementing monitoring practices at work, and employers must be careful to strike a balance between those business needs and the privacy rights and expectations of their workers.
“Many employers consider it necessary or appropriate to carry out some form of monitoring on their workforce, whether to detect and prevent cyberattacks, investigate misconduct in the workplace, or protect confidential information.
“As monitoring technology and data-loss prevention tools become more sophisticated and automated, and could be perceived to be privacy-intrusive, it is important for employers to ensure that they have a good understanding of how to implement these solutions in a way that complies with data protection law and maintains employee trust.”
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