Ethical Aspects Of Background Checks

In recent years as Information Technology continues to boom, background checks has been the norm in employment processes; employers are also able to monitor the working performance and many other aspects of workplace activities of their employees'. While there’re many claims by numerous institutions to be a gainful process (in other word increase productivity), there’re conflicting social ethics in association as most employees may not welcome such monitoring. Employees’ claims this type of surveillance is an infringement of their civil liberties and does violates of their privacy rights however; currently many types of electronic monitoring are allowed under the “The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 if employee consent has been obtained” (Barry 444). Currently, almost every institution require background checks and at the same time considerable number of employers routinely monitors the activities of their employees and infarct they’re inspired by burden over litigation due robust role video evidence plays in lawsuits and also aiding law enforcement agencies …show more content…
In this paper I will be looking into the good and bad side of background checks and employers monitoring and also philosophical implication associated with this program and how to find common grounds on both sides (Mauer