Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Workplace privacy is not simply a theoretical legal issue but is a matter of basic human dignity. Employers in a number of countries reportedly, and, it appears, in increasing numbers, are deploying human resource policies which may or may not be illegal. In many cases they are not, at present, unlawful, though they may reflect dubious mamagement practices. These policies include drug testing of employees, surveillance of staff and their communications, attempts to censor the freedom of speech of employees, psychometric of personality testing, and requirements to provide intimate healthe information irrelevant to work in order to obtain employment or promotion. Workplace privacy is not simply a theoretical legal issue but is a matter of basic human dignity. Employers in a number of countries reportedly, and, it appears, in increasing numbers, are deploying human resource policies which may or may not be illegal. In many cases they are not, at present, unlawful, though they may reflect
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-284) and index.