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If you decide to implement employee monitoring technology across your organization, you need to think carefully about your management strategy, the privacy of your employees, and the effectiveness of the tools used. Only by doing that will you be able to achieve your strategic goals. The pressing question remains: How to implement employee monitoring without hurting the trust and commitment of your workforce during the process? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employee monitoring defined<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Employee monitoring is anything but new. In fact, companies have always used different kinds of methods to monitor and track the performance of their employees. However, the explosion of remote work<\/a> and the arrival of powerful technology capable of tracking employee activity in new and innovative ways have refreshed the conversation around this topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is employee monitoring?<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Employee monitoring is the process of tracking the activities and whereabouts of employees<\/strong>. Companies implement this process using different kinds of technology. Because of its focus on surveillance and productivity, this process is often discussed with alternative terms such as \u201ccorporate surveillance,\u201d \u201cemployee productivity monitoring,\u201d \u201cemployee monitoring software,\u201d and even \u201cscreen capturing.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Considering the above, it is important to say that employee monitoring isn\u2019t synonymous with employee time tracking systems<\/svg><\/span><\/a>. In fact, time tracking is time monitoring and\/or project time monitoring but not employee monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne category of employee monitoring technology, time and attendance software<\/a>, is often seen as an entirely separate set of tools,\u201d explains Business News Daily writer Max Freedman. \u201cEmployee tracking and monitoring systems serve other important purposes. Their main goals are to prevent internal theft, examine employee productivity, ensure company resources are being used appropriately, and provide evidence for any potential litigation,\u201d adds Freedman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s employee monitoring methods<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Technology has empowered companies to track their employees in a number of sophisticated ways. From keyboard tracking and keystroke recording to high-definition cameras and intelligent devices (e.g. wristbands capable of mapping movement), today\u2019s businesses have a lot of options to monitor the overall performance and behavior of their employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following are some of the most popular employee monitoring methods<\/a> that companies are using today to track the activities of their employees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n