From microchip implants to wristband trackers and sensors that can detect fatigue and depression, new technology is enabling employers to watch staff in more and more intrusive ways. How worried should we be?

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Bianca

9 December, 00:24

From microchip implants to wristband trackers and sensors that can detect fatigue and depression, new technology is enabling employers to watch staff in more and more intrusive ways. How worried should we be?

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Fernando Cruz · Answer 1

New technological inventions (like wristband trackers, microchip, etcetera) used by employers to monitor their employees has proven to be a cause for worrying.

These gadgets has the potency of causing a level of discomfort and health problems for the employees who use it (though most times is against their will).

I suggest regulatory bodies, government agencies and stakeholders should review its terms of use.

Also, these devices can fail and night give a result not corresponding or not accurate to the employees physical psychological state. This will end up misleading the employee, and it can lead to employer / employee dispute.