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In early October 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) called on organisations to consider both their legal obligations and their workers’ rights before implementing monitoring systems in the workplace.
With the rise of remote working and developments in the technology available, many employers are looking to carry out checks on workers, prompting the ICO to publish new guidance aimed at helping employers fully comply with data protection law, should they wish to monitor their workers.
Research commissioned by the ICO also revealed that almost one in five (19%) people believe that they have been monitored by an employer. If monitoring becomes excessive, it can easily intrude into people’s private lives and undermine their privacy.
Over two thirds (70%) of people surveyed by the ICO said they would find monitoring in the workplace intrusive and fewer than one in five (19%) people would feel comfortable taking a new job if they knew that their employer would be monitoring them.
