What is the legal position on monitoring at work?
The Data Protection Act 1998 states that employers have the right to monitor their employees at work, including use of the Internet. Employers must ensure that their employees are clearly informed of any monitoring in advance, ideally through a well-maintained and publicised Acceptable Use Policy. Covert monitoring is not allowed, except for in some extreme circumstances, such as suspected criminal activity. Temperus is an open and transparent system. It relies on the active involvement of employees, and cannot be run in secret.
