A recent study conducted by the University of London looked into the positive aspects of introducing wearable technology at the workplace.
One of the key takeaways from the study is that wearable technology can improve employee productivity by as much as 8.5% while enhancing job satisfaction by 3.5%. Writing for CNN, Dr. Chris Brauer, the person who spearheaded the study tells us that such wearables could help in building a symbiotic growth relationship between the employer and the employee – while the employer could use behavioural data from such technology to pick the best resource for a task, the employee could use this very data to build a “biometric CV” that would help them personalize their work space.
While the use of such technology at the workplace still seems like a distant dream, at least one industry has taken the first stride towards using wearable technology to enhance their …