GPS tracking
Slaw: Employer monitoring employees with GPS tracking
April 26, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Health and Safety, Human Resources, Privacy and Security

Safety is the expressed justification that’s driving the use of GPS in the workplace; however, from what was explained, most employers’ use goes beyond safety. Frankly, I was taken aback by the lengths to which employers are going to track the whereabouts and activities of their employees in the name of safety.
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