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In this episode...
Employee Monitoring Doesn't Have to Stink
https://faithfulontheclock.captivate.fm/episode/monitoring-employees-doesnt-have-to-stink
Companies want to protect their assets. Workers want their privacy. How can employers and their teams use employee monitoring to achieve both goals? Faithful on the Clock Episode 59 outlines why the issue is so murky, along with some best practices for monitoring in an ethical way.
Timestamps:
[00:05] - Intro
[00:30] - The first main issue involved in employee monitoring is employee privacy. Even Jesus had some desire and need to control when, where, and how to reveal information.
[01:35] - The second issue is the employer’s responsibility to protect their assets, whether those assets are intellectual or physical. This will always conflict with the need for privacy.
[03:14] - Where people balance privacy and asset protection is based on region or culture, as shown in the variance between the U.S. and the EU.
[04:26] - The globalization of business means you have to zoom out in your approach to employee monitoring.
[05:06] - Employee monitoring is really a matter of whether employees feel valued and heard. Most workers are OK with monitoring if the employer is upfront about it.
[06:02] - Having your HR department put your monitoring policy in writing is a basic start to being transparent about what, why, and how you are watching.
[06:38] - Incentives can help encourage employees to accept opt-in monitoring you might want to do.
[06:58] - Follow the rule of not asking employees to do anything you wouldn’t do yourself. If you’re not sure what they think, use surveys and other tools to find out.
[07:39] - Employees can play a big role in keeping employees accountable.
[08:22] - Employees also can help their employer develop employee monitoring policies and tools.
[09:22] - Everyone has an interest in protecting the business, so ultimately both employer and the employees are on the same team about monitoring. The story of Joseph in Genesis shows the benefit of good oversight and how it can be a unifying strategy.
[11:37] - Prayer
[12:21] - Outro/What’s coming up next
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