more for than against!

Increasingly appreciated for their ability to improve the work done, wearables could well invade our businesses in order to improve employee productivity, reduce accidents and save money.

Wearables would increase user productivity by 8.5 percent and satisfaction levels by 3.5 percent. This is revealed by new research from the University of London. Businesses around the world are using more wearables at work for many reasons. They help employees keep an eye on their health and reduce the number of absences from work.

But then, why does this affect productivity? Thanks to them, smart health connected them to their offices and colleagues. The company can also collect and analyze critical data from their workers. Obviously, this data should only be used appropriately. The data acquired should help initiate positive change within the company.

Wearables at work: improving employee safety

Thanks to the chips installed in smart health connected objects, companies can better manage staff access rights to high security areas; while monitoring who has access to it in real time.

According to the University of London study, twenty percent of companies use wearables to improve time and work schedule management. 20 percent use them to communicate with their employees.

Other companies are using smart sensors and sophisticated algorithms to improve the safety of their workers and protect them from serious injuries and accidents at work. For example, wearable carriers receive an alert when they carry too heavy objects. More than that, the employer can collect additional user data such as sleep cycles, calorie consumption, heart rate, etc. It can thus obtain a complete view of the fatigue, safety and well-being of its workers.

Wearables at work: employees don't trust their employers

All this information is great. However, most employees do not want their employers to know what they are doing and know as much detail about their personal lives.

According to a 2016 PwC survey, 40 percent of employees do not trust their employers and believe their employers will use this data against them. A company that wants to use smart health connected objects for its employees will therefore have to solve this problem first. Employees should clearly know what data is being collected.

Source

AB SMART HEALTH REVIEW