The report "Negotiating the Future of Work: Legislating to Protect Workers from Surveillance" highlights the rise of workplace surveillance technologies following the shift to remote work due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Technologies like biometric sensors and facial recognition are used to monitor employees rigorously, leading to concerns about worker privacy. Dr. Atkinson from the University of Southampton warns that this surveillance not only violates privacy rights but also increases stress and anxiety, lowers job satisfaction, and exacerbates power imbalances at work, ultimately affecting company productivity.
This vast and detailed surveillance threatens workers' right to privacy and can also have a chilling effect on the right to freedom of association, expression and belief.
Excessive surveillance decreases staff wellbeing and satisfaction, leading to higher staff turnover, and potentially hampering productivity.
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