Register now or log in to join your professional community.
It should not be ethical by employer. However, employer can keep passport photo copy for documentation purpose. Main reason of keep the passport as staff cannot leave the organization.
holding passports means controlling the employee's right to travel which is one of the basic rights. This may happen in countries with complex employee-employer relationship.
in my opinion, it is unethical and illegal in many countries. For example, this practice is illegal in KSA which is a country known with sponsorship system that gives sponsor control over its employees travel outside the country
Do you need help in adding the right keywords to your CV? Let our CV writing experts help you.