RTO mandates and surveillance software won’t keep employees productive

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For some organizations, it’s not enough to have their workforce back under the same roof — they want to track what they’re doing at their desks, too. 

In addition to forcing employees back to the office through RTO mandates, up to 80% of large U.S. employers also use other forms of employee surveillance, according to surveys from Pew Research and Resume Builder, such as computer monitoring and mouse tracking. Not only do these findings imply a growing disconnect between employees and their leaders, the strategies themselves won’t lead to the productivity boost organizations are hoping for. 

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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