thedoorkeeper said:

PurpleJedi said:

When someone who was terminated has a potential employer call up for a reference, the old company cannot give details, just basics (length of employment, dates, position, etc.) otherwise if the person doesn't get the job they could get sued for libel(?).

When I have had to call a past employer and they were reluctant to speak about a former

employee the question I always ask is "Would you hire this person back if there was an opening?"

Its perfectly legal without getting into specifics.

Genious!

XxAxX said:

^ a lot of places monitor employees' use of internet at work, and also keystroke monitoring software is used in many places of work. e-mail is usually monitored too. i think a lot of employers in the US use software packages marketed to them specifically for this kind of thing.

It's a shame if u ask me.

Actually I think my company does it because rumor has it that if u log in to ur personnal mail or Facebook from work management will then hack ur account and read ur personnal emails (it reportedly happened to an employee last year, that management made remarks regarding a personnal email exchange).

If this was France the salaree could have sued.

PurpleJedi said:

databank said:

Oh, OK. Culture isn't an issue here because it's a western management but IDK if there r indian laws regarding this. I hadn't thought of it b4 but disclosing reasons for termination could be pregudice for said employee's reputation so that law makes sense.

When someone who was terminated has a potential employer call up for a reference, the old company cannot give details, just basics (length of employment, dates, position, etc.) otherwise if the person doesn't get the job they could get sued for libel(?).

As for cameras...if you shouldn't be doing something at your workplace (stealing supplies, hijacking the copier, banging a co-worker in the bathroom) then DON'T. The type of shyte that happens in the workplace nowadays is crazy! I don't mind surveillance. Nothing to hide.

I don't mind cameras if they're signaled and not filming u at a workstation.

What i DO mind is audio recording.

I'm more than willing not to DO something wrong, filmed or not, but the minute I must be careful not to SAY something wrong then my freedom of speech is attacked and that's a basic violation of human rights to me. If I was in a position to put my job in a jeopardy (and I ain't at the moment), I'd go and address the matter in a friendly but strict manner, and demand the removal of at least one of the cameras which is filming and recording a work station and in the capacity to record private conversations between employees.

Same goes with keyboard and email monitoring, BTW, what I WRITE in private circumstances is my own business and freedom of speech.