HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR EMPLOYEES' PRIVACY PROTECTION IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORKPLACE

The digital revolution and artificial intelligence have brought an array of new tools employers use in their business models and methods to control their employees which even have the potential to substantially affect employee's outcome. The extent to which management can now monitor employees' behaviours, both on-and-off site using advanced surveillance technologies, has dramatically increased creating a scenario of panoptic power management, whilst causing significant harm to employees' privacy issues. This raises concern whether widespread surveillance of the employees goes far beyond what is reasonable and necessary. In that context, the author examines the possible solutions to the question of the paramount importance: what can be done to strike a right balance between employees' right to privacy and protection of employers' business interests, avoid elevated conflict and inefficiencies and potential litigation in transforming employment relations?