New standards for UK workplace monitoring

With the rise of remote working and developments in the technology available, employers need to know what they can and cannot monitor.

Research commissioned by the ICO reveals that almost one in five (19%) people believe that they have been monitored by their employer. Over two thirds (70%) of people said they would find workplace monitoring intrusive and fewer than one in five (19%) people would feel comfortable taking a new job

With the rise

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