Workplace Surveillance: Accountability or Intrusion?

Marry K

Workplace Surveillance: Accountability or Intrusion?

Business - B2-C1 | Advance Level

8 $

Aug. 13 Thu , 04:00 USA

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Description

In this session, we will discuss workplace surveillance and whether it is a useful tool or an invasion of privacy. You will learn useful vocabulary and expressions for talking about employee monitoring, privacy, trust, productivity, and workplace rules. By the end, you will feel more comfortable expressing your opinion and discussing the advantages and disadvantages of surveillance at work.

Session Activities

1: Do you think employers should know how employees spend their work time?

2: Would you trust a company that monitors its employees?

3: Would you feel comfortable if your boss watched your work activities?

1: If you are doing your job well, should your employer care how you spend your time?

2: Is an employee who looks busy necessarily a productive employee?

3: Should taking a five-minute personal break during work be considered a problem?

4: Can cameras actually prevent workplace problems, or do they mainly record them afterward?

5: Is it fair to compare employees using data such as response time, screen time, or number of tasks completed?

intrusion

unwanted involvement in someone's private life

transparency

being open and honest about what is happening

Draw the line

Decide what is acceptable and what is not.

Under scrutiny

Being watched or examined carefully.

Get ready for an engaging 10 minutes where you'll receive valuable feedback from your tutor regarding vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar mistakes

Rules

Be kind and respectful to everyone.

No flirting! If someone doesn’t want to share their social media or phone number, respect their choice.

Let everyone have a chance to speak.

Please avoid smoking or drinking while talking.

Keep your camera on at all times.

Note: If you break any of these rules, you may be banned