Assignment 3 is due on Tuesday February 4 at 10am. It should be roughly 2000
words in length and is worth 10 marks.
The purpose of this assignment is to review the kinds of electronic monitoring
which are now possible within our workplaces. Describe the technologies and what
they would be used for.
Discuss arguments presented to justify electronic monitoring, which describe its
benefits. Discuss arguments presented against electronic monitoring, where there
are drawbacks and concerns.
For both sides of the argument, do not simply state your own opinions. Find
papers which have already been written and which state these arguments with some
kind of evidence (hopefully). Reach your own conclusions, providing
recommendations and guidelines.
Conditions of employment have undergone a long history of evolution through
market adaptation, employee action, and legislation, and they continue to
evolve. The demands of commerce are often at odds with the dignity of
individuals, but people will endure a lot for a stable living wage. Since you
will spend the next several decades working, it is a good time to examine the
limits of what an employer is entitled to demand.
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