Employers’ attempts to monitor remote workers is backfiring

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Despite proof that remote work is successful, employers still want to closely monitor employees’ whereabouts, including their work activity and their breaks. But their efforts to keep productivity high could be the reason it starts to fall. 

Working from home can increase productivity by up to 13%, according to a recent study from Stanford University, and yet many employers still insist on keeping pandemic-era strategies, such as mouse tracking, in an effort to ensure employees stay at their desk. This is forcing workers to try anything to keep from “going yellow.” 

Paola Peralta
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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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