Somebody’s watching you – the growing popularity of bossware

One-third of UK managers say their organizations are monitoring employees’ online activity on employer-owned devices.

A new survey from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), shared with GRIP, reveals that approximately one-third of UK managers say their organizations are monitoring employees’ online activity on employer-owned devices. The poll of over 900 managers found that this trend is prevalent across all work models, affecting on-site (36%),

The CMI survey

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