Companies that snub monitoring software can thrive during COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Some companies have engaged the use of employee monitoring software to prevent time theft and ensure their staff weren’t slacking off on the clock. Monitoring software can track information like URLs visited and keystrokes, take screenshots of a desktop and even activate an employee’s webcam to ensure they’re at their desk. He’s also mindful of his team’s well-being during the pandemic by not encouraging work in the evenings and weekends and introducing blackout days where no external Zoom meetings can be booked. One reason workers aren’t as productive at home is because of employees, especially women, taking on child care responsibilities alongside their tasks at work. HR and mental health consultant Bill Howatt says that employee monitoring software could be used by companies to ensure they’re logging off at reasonable hours.