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Melissa A. Wheeler, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University

RARE PHOTOS: Does tracking your employees actually make them more productive | Rare Historical Photos

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Should employers prioritise efficiency at all costs? It might seem like a good idea. More processes than ever before can now be automated with robotics, artificial intelligence and other technology.

But in case after case, we’ve also seen technology usher in a whole new era of workplace surveillance. Companies have powerful new tools to track employees and monitor their productivity in detail, raising obvious concerns.

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