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Employee Computer Monitoring Ethics and How to Set Monitoring Aims

To comply with workplace ethics means to conform to professional behavior standards; whereas, the standards should be followed by both parties, employees, and employers. Correspondingly, employee computer monitoring ethics involves two dimensions: self-restraint of employees and respectful monitoring by employers.

Co-operating in reaching corporate business aims involves employee monitoring only for the sake of the company goals reaching and self-organization by employees in terms of non-business activities restraint.

The aim of employee monitoring for non-business activities limitation seeks to establish employees’ business activities orientation during their paid hours.

On the other hand, ethics at the workplace, even when equipped by employee monitoring software, means a loyal approach by employers towards their employees’ occasional relaxation habits: balanced coffee breaks, limited socializing, creative spirit maintenance, etc.