Employees are becoming increasingly anxious as they note their companies are monitoring their work from behind the scenes.
It’s no secret that many employers use automated or artificial intelligence tools to track where their employees are working, what they’re doing and even how productive they are.
In a new report from the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, more than two-thirds of 1,300 surveyed employees said they were being surveilled by their employers.
For those who were having work surveillance done, reports of anxiety, pressure to work faster than what was healthy or safe and workplace injuries were altogether higher.
“This report is a glaring reminder of how far we’ve strayed from respecting workers’ rights. More and more companies are turning to intrusive monitoring technologies, and it’s no surprise workers …