'Culture of sexism' | Firm used surveillance cameras to harass female colleagues

Under current Government guidelines, companies are encouraged to allow staff to work remotely wherever possible.

Whilst some have made a tentative return to the office since the request was first made in March of this year, the vast majority of office workers are now operating exclusively from their homes. As such, one key issue that has arisen is the concept of employee monitoring.

An IT Security Central study recently found that nearly 80% of major companies now monitor employees’ use of email, internet and phone. This figure represents a sharp rise from pre-COVID levels of just 42%.