Lawyer Kazuya Takemura. With more people working from home in the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are using increasingly advanced software to remotely check if staff are loafing on the job.
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Surveillance using software is the same as supervisors’ always watching subordinates’ work beside them at the office. Management and labor unions should discuss and determine how far employees should be managed to prevent a psychological burden from being imposed on them.
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Ricky Kaminski13
Productivity! What’s that?
Robert Cikki
Because being seen or present in the office equals productivity in here... It's not about the quality of the end product, it's about making sure you are being seen by your boss.
Ah_so
The previous version of Outlook we used showed how long since people were last at their laptop, and if you hover over someone's name would say "away from computer for two hours". It was probably installed with good intentions, but it clearly became more competitive, so people are clearly going back to their screens multiple times in the evening to show virtual presenteeism.
Sven Asai
Nobody forces you and you are even free to pull the wires. You are free people by law, so also try to behave like such.