Most of the emplyees get asked by the employer for some personal information such as their hobbies, interests, and whether they are married or not while the hiring process or during their emplyment time. A number of people find this inappropriate yet many say that it may be relevant and useful. In my opinion, it is completely fine as such information helps an organization either to organize events or to understand how an employee is doing in extra curricular activities.
To commence with, some people feel insecure when they are requested to provide personal information stating about their marital status or interests. A group of people have a mentality of keeping their personal and professional life separate. Furthermore, they find request of such information as a risk to their privacy, and suspect that the information collected by an employer can be misused by any means. For example, hackers hacked into a database of a british IT company and the family information of the emplyees was compromised.
On the other hand, Organizations ask for the information because they can get an idea about how the emplyee is doing in extra curricular activities. Firstly, information about marital status and a marital partner can be extremely helpful in case of an emergency. Secondly, asking for such information is very common and companies are in legal right to ask for it. Furthermore, the collection of information about interests and hobbies helps a firm to orgaize any events that can ensure recreational time to the emplyees. For instance, Caterpillar Inc, arrange plenty of recreational events during the summer time so workers can have a good time while meeting the work goals at the same time. It would be easier for Caterpillar to make the events happen if they have a rough idea about what activies are in emplyee’s interest.
In conclusion, even though people are not in favor of handing over the personal information to the employer, I believe organizations can deal with events and emergencies better if they are given the personal information by the emplyees. Not to mention, the incidents of data hacking are decreasing as companies are getting better at protecting empyee’s data.
Most of the
emplyees
get
asked by the employer for
some
personal
information
such as their hobbies, interests, and whether they
are married
or not while the hiring process or during their
emplyment
time
. A number of
people
find this inappropriate
yet
many
say that it may be relevant and useful. In my opinion, it is completely fine as such
information
helps
an organization either to organize
events
or to understand how an employee is doing in
extra curricular
activities.
To commence with,
some
people
feel insecure when they
are requested
to provide
personal
information
stating about their marital status or interests. A group of
people
have a mentality of keeping their
personal
and professional life separate.
Furthermore
, they find request of such
information
as a
risk
to their privacy, and suspect that the
information
collected by an employer can
be misused
by any means.
For example
, hackers hacked into a database of a
british
IT
company
and the family
information
of the
emplyees
was compromised
.
On the other hand
, Organizations
ask for
the
information
because
they can
get
an
idea
about how the
emplyee
is doing in
extra curricular
activities.
Firstly
,
information
about marital status and a marital partner can be
extremely
helpful in case of an emergency.
Secondly
, asking for such
information
is
very
common and
companies
are in legal right to
ask for
it.
Furthermore
, the collection of
information
about interests and hobbies
helps
a firm to
orgaize
any
events
that can ensure recreational
time
to the
emplyees
.
For instance
, Caterpillar Inc, arrange
plenty
of recreational
events
during the summer
time
so
workers can have a
good
time
while meeting the work goals at the same
time
. It would be easier for Caterpillar to
make
the
events
happen if they have a rough
idea
about what
activies
are in
emplyee
’s interest.
In conclusion
,
even though
people
are not in favor of handing over the
personal
information
to the employer, I believe organizations can deal with
events
and emergencies better if they are
given
the
personal
information
by the
emplyees
. Not to mention, the incidents of data hacking are decreasing as
companies
are getting better at protecting
empyee
’s data.