We have been overwhelmed with the response to our recent post:
Should You Secretly Tape Your Meetings with
Employees?
One reader, bristled at the idea that anyone would
secretly tape – employer or employee. Her comment led
to the title of this post.
Judy Payne, commented in the LinkedIn Corporate Lawyer Network,
on this tactic and other employer practices: "Personally, I
find the notion of "secret" recording conniving, an
assault on free speech, and a general betrayal of human decency.
Whether it is an employer or an employee doing the recording, is
the goal to up the ante? I don't particularly like
"secret" plans to dismiss an employee either. Warn them,
tell them, put a policy in place. If they are treading on thin ice,
let them know. Save your company lots of money in fees for outside
counsel. Further, there once was a time when people were treated as
valuable for their unique contribution, skills, and perspective.
They were family. Employers, once going
