Darla is using employee monitoring software that allows her to watch employees during their workday. The employees are informed about the technology as a condition of their employment. How can she use this technology responsibly and ethically?

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Responses

She should delete it; monitoring employees like this is immoral.

She should delete it; monitoring employees like this is immoral.

She should use it as a management tool to identify areas of improvement for employees and to help decide which training programs to institute.

She should use it as a management tool to identify areas of improvement for employees and to help decide which training programs to institute.

She should use the tool to monitor employees for rule violations she otherwise would never know about, like taking an extra minute on a smoke break.

She should use the tool to monitor employees for rule violations she otherwise would never know about, like taking an extra minute on a smoke break.

She should instruct a subordinate staff member to review footage and report to her only the most critically important information, so she can remain an impartial judge.

She should instruct a subordinate staff member to review footage and report to her only the most critically important information, so she can remain an impartial judge.

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The most responsible and ethical approach for Darla to use the employee monitoring software is:

She should use it as a management tool to identify areas of improvement for employees and to help decide which training programs to institute.

This option emphasizes the use of monitoring for positive development and support, rather than punitive measures. It aligns with ethical practices by focusing on the growth and improvement of employees, fostering a more constructive work environment.