Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 8
8
Accepted
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Develop ICO guidance on employment monitoring into a principles-based code for workplace tech.
Conclusion
The Information Commissioner’s Office should develop its existing draft guidance on “Employment practices: monitoring at work” into a principles-based code for designers and operators of workplace connected tech.
Government Response Summary
The ICO plans to publish final guidance for employers on employee monitoring in October, which will replace parts of the 2011 Employers Code of Practice, following a public consultation that closed in January.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The ICO plans to publish guidance for employers on employee monitoring as part of their project to produce a suite of guidance to replace the 2011 Employers Code of Practice. This guidance will sit alongside the other updated guidance for employers on its website. The ICO published draft guidance on employee monitoring in October last year and launched a public consultation on this guidance, which closed in January this year. This will inform the final guidance, due to be published in October.