Computer technology in the workplace is, in many ways, a double-edged sword. It allows for increased efficiency, instant communication, worldwide collaboration, vast data storage, and information ...

Every business today strives to enhance productivity while ensuring that sensitive data remains secure. In an increasingly digital workplace, monitoring employee workstations has become a strategic ...

Employee monitoring software has become a critical tool for enterprises due to the sheer number of distractions and the transition to remote and hybrid working environments. The average worker has to ...

Jennifer Simonson has spent more than 20 years writing for newspapers, magazines and websites. Her journalism career started in a Denver-area city council building as a government newspaper reporter.

Employers monitor employees with various technologies, including instant messaging apps (that identify “active” or “away” status), phone, computer screen and video surveillance, GPS monitoring and ...

Are you concerned about the productivity of your employees? Do you suspect they are not giving their undivided attention to the job? The employees are often more interested in surfing the web during ...

This summer, a Wake County woman left her job at Nationwide Insurance. Her decision wasn’t driven by a lack of promotion opportunities; she had advanced multiple times to reach a senior position at ...

The issue of companies monitoring employee computer activity grabbed headlines last month after Wells Fargo revealed it fired over a dozen people it caught “faking work.” The accused, the bank said in ...

In this month's edition of his Employment Law column, Nicholas J. Pappas discusses various laws that employers should keep in mind when assessing their electronic monitoring policies and practices. He ...

WASHINGTON — Since the pandemic and the rise in people working from home, employers’ use of employee-monitoring programs has been growing rapidly. Employers say they’re tracking workers’ activity ...