More companies will use wearables to track the productivity of their employees within the next five years, according to a report from market research firm Tractica.
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The report suggests employees that use a wearable at work will make up 17 percent of the market by 2020. Furthermore, the study found that wearable shipments to enterprise and industrial customers will grow by more than 100 percent over the five year period. The study found that wearables are expected to be tasked with tracking the health of employees.
More Bosses Expected To Track Their Staff Through Wearables In The Next 5 Years
USAA’s management was concerned that Glass wearers might surreptitiously record video or audio of the people around them while at work. More companies like USAA are expected to embrace wearable devices with open arms in the coming years, precisely because of their ability to monitor the workers wearing them, and to track them more clearly as data points whose actions can be predicted and incentivized.
