On 30 November the TUC trade union confederation announced it was launching a taskforce specifically aimed at protecting workers from the punitive use of new technologies within companies. The launch comes after a TUC report revealed that one in seven employees believe workplace surveillance and monitoring has increased since the beginning of the pandemic.
In its Technology Managing People: The Worker Experience Report, the TUC has found the use of artificial intelligence is booming in companies with its application ranging from selecting candidates, making management decisions, rating employees, to even deciding employment lay-offs. According to this survey of more than 3,000 employees, many employers are using technology to monitor start and end work times (26% of respondents), as well as break times (13%). Workplace communications are also bei
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