Significant advances in technology, falling costs and the shift to home working during the pandemic have brought with them a dramatic increase in workplace surveillance. The rise of workplace surveillance stems from a frantic drive to maximise employee efficiency. Meanwhile, practices such as those of PwC set precedents that threaten to compromise workers’ privacy and allow bosses to reach further into the lives of their staff. With an Employment Rights Bill on the horizon, there’s no better moment to act, but Labour’s commitment to regulate workplace surveillance seems to be softening when it should be making good on these promises. – Susannah Copson is legal and policy officer at Big Brother WatchDONATE TO BIG BROTHER WATCH
