Social Impact of Business

Some people believe that the right of privacy should be extended to the workplace. Others feel that, on the contrary, that such an extension would constitute an unwarranted incursion into the management’s right to manage.

1.    Please comment on this debate, using examples from the text discussion of electronic monitoring, romance in the workplace, employee drug testing, and employee honesty testing.

2.    Are there particular circumstances under which it is, or is not, appropriate for employers to monitor employee behavior? Discuss two (2).