The Employee of the Future

THE EMPLOYEE OF THE FUTURE WEARABLE TECH IN THE WORKPLACE SMARTGLASSES FITNESS BAND SMARTWATCH More than half (59%) of companies offer remote working, according to the CBI. Boost your employees' productivity levels with a smartwatch - a tiny smartphone worn on the wrist for checking emails, messages and Web-connected and voice-activated Make corporate wellness a priority by providing your employees with fitness bands. They record steps taken, glasses are the go-to unified comms device. Employees can take part in video conference, and make calories burned and distance travelled hands-free calls from anywhere with to monitor everyday health. By 2018 over 13m such devices will be in employee wellness programs, devices like Google Glass. Smartglasses are set to simplify and calls while out of the office or in boost workplace collaboration according to ABI research a meeting ....... (OF Wearables such as fitness bands and activity trackers boost: +8.5% +3.5% Productivity Job satisfaction USB CUFFLINKS MOTION MONITOR TREADMILL DESK Human error and system glitches UK firms lose an estimated 4.9m days Boost employee wellness with a are behind two-thirds of data treadmill desk - a regular treadmill modified with a waist-height desk. from employee absenteeism through breaches, according to research. Don't risk travelling with corporate data on a loose memory stick. work-related back pain, according to the TUC. Keep tabs on your employees' They can boost productivity by posture and help recognise any problems integrating exercise into the working Instead keep your data attached to you at all times with a set of cufflinks with a motion monitor, a device that day. A CNET reviewer said he could monitors how they're sitting and standing 'email, read and write a breaking that double as a USB flash drive news story' on the treadmill WEARABLES ARE BEING USED BY: 29% 63% of UK firms of US firms WEARABLE TECH USE BY INDUSTRY 24% 6% 25% 26% 6% 33% 5% 22% 18% 13% 7% 5% Healthcare Business Services/ IT & Technology Education Government Consulting Key We plan to implement some form of wearable devices, but have not established a budget We plan to implement some form of wearable devices and have a budget We are in the midst of implementing some form of wearable devices We've already started using wearable devices Sources: London Goldsmiths, ZDNet, TUC, CNET, CBI, ABI Insight UK.INSIGHT.COM