Workplace_Privacy

Workplace Privacy Workplace Privacy Privacy is something everyone should have the right to. In fact, the First and Fourth Amendment protects this right. As defined by The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, privacy is the quality or condition of being secluded from the presence or view of others. A major issue evolving in today’s workplace is the invasion of employees’ privacy by the employer. “Everyone has a right to privacy at home, but this right does not include the workplace” (Lokie, 2002, para 3). Many employers have started monitoring the actions occurring by the employees of their company while at work. The main form of monitoring being used today is electronic monitoring. There are three forms of electric monitoring being used by employers; computer-based, telephone, and video surveillance. Other forms of monitoring include genetic, psychological, and drug testing. The following discusses all forms of monitoring as well as what can and cannot be done when dealing with workplace privacy. Electric Monitoring Since the ‘80s, electronic monitoring is rapidly becoming popular in today’s workplace. “According to a survey by the American Management Association, 78% of major U.S. firms reported active monitoring, employees, employers, employee, drug, company, privacy, monitor, workplace, companies, telephone, electronic, testing, feel, calls, being, because, right, personal, internet, employer, computer, work, tests, should, para, law, forms, form, call, actions, time, surveillance, software, sexual