‘You’re walking on eggshells’: exploring subjective experiences of workplace tracking

Figures & data

Figure 1. Total number of each tracking devices used across the sample.

Table 1. Workplace tracking either performed or endured by participants.

Workplace tracking performed
Participants	Tracking device	Activity	Industry	Status
Participant 1	Biometric recording, Smartphone or tablet	Recording hours worked	Hospitality	Employee and employer
Participant 2	GPS, Smartphone or tablet	Geolocative monitoring of workers and equipment	Consulting	Employee
Participant 3	Biometric recording, Smartphone or tablet, Swipe cards	Building and technology access	Cybersecurity	Employer
Participant 4	Biometric recording, Smartphone or tablet, Swipe cards	Building and technology access	Cybersecurity	Employer
Participant 5	GPS	Geolocative monitoring of vehicle, Speed-tracking of vehicles	Hospitality	Employee
Participant 6	Smartphone or tablet, Swipe cards, GPS	Building and technology access, Geolocative monitoring of computers and smartphones	Consulting	Employee
Participant 7	Biometric recording, Pin access to digitized cash register	Recording hours worked, Recording sales made	Hospitality	Employee
Participant 8	Biometric recording, Pin access to digitized cash register	Recording hours worked, Recording sales made	Hospitality	Employer
Participant 9	Biometric recording, Pin access to digitized cash register	Recording hours worked, Recording sales made	Hospitality	Employee and employer
Participant 10	Biometric recording, Smartphone or tablet, Swipe cards	Building and technology access	Consulting	Employee
Participant 11	Biometric recording, Smartphone or tablet, Swipe cards	Building and technology access	Consulting	Employee
Participant 12	GPS, Swipe card	Building access, Geolocative monitoring of workers	ICT	Employee