![]() In some cases, productivity data could be leveraged to push for a raise or advocate to work from home permanently.īut critics say the software, while perfectly legal in Canada, can be an invasion of privacy and that a pandemic isn’t the time to be cracking down on employees’ productivity, especially when working from home looks vastly different for workers with kids or loved ones to care for. Capabilities may include tracking websites visited, monitoring how long an employee spends writing emails, pinpointing GPS location, tallying keystrokes and mouse activity, snapping automated screenshots of an employee’s screen and, in extreme cases, even watching them over their webcam.Ĭompanies that sell the software say it provides clear metrics on productivity and relieves the pressure for employees to prove to their managers that they’re actually working at home. ![]() ![]() The software is often advertised as “time-tracking” technology but, in many cases, goes far beyond that. Imagine if your boss knew every time you logged on to Facebook, fired off a personal email or stepped away from the computer to wrangle your kids while you’re on the clock working from home.Įmployee-monitoring software can offer that sort of digital surveillance into the minute-by-minute activity of employees, and companies that sell this technology - dubbed “tattleware” by critics - have seen a surge in demand from Canada since the pandemic began. ![]()
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