Is your boss tracking you while you work? Some Canadians are about to find out

[Spazito]

If you're spending more time on YouTube than Excel during your workday, there's software that may be flagging you as "unproductive" and sending that activity to your boss. That's the new reality as remote work is on the rise, causing more employers to monitor employees to see if they're slacking off.

Near downtown Toronto's Union Station, a major commuting hub, workers like Fariha Chowdhury say they would like to know if their actions are being monitored.

"It's technically like being spied on. So it's within your rights to know if it's happening," Chowdhury said.

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Some Canadian workers will now learn whether they're being tracked. Starting on Tuesday, Ontario employers with 25 or more employees will be required to have an electronic monitoring policy, and they have 30 days to disclose the information to staff.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadians-workers-employers-tracking-1.6612228

[jimfields33]

1. The company is paying you you better be productive.

How else are they supposed to know you’re putting in the hours? Yes projects are due and they need to be done, but if you’re paid eight hours then you need to work eight hours.

[Spazito]

2. This doesn't stop the monitoring...

it just makes it mandatory that:

"Ontario employers with 25 or more employees will be required to have an electronic monitoring policy, and they have 30 days to disclose the information to staff."

I think it's okay to both have a policy and inform their employees regarding that policy.

[jimfields33]

3. Yeah just let them know.

Of Course if people aren’t working, they themselves know. They need to change their behavior immediately. Of Course one day the company boss may come to you and say you’re fired. With the employee knowing that they are being watched, this makes it easier for the company to fire if they’re goofing off. I think it will protect both sides.

[Spazito]

4. I agree...

it does protect both sides on this issue. It makes sense.