The Quantified Worker

"This book contextualizes technological developments in the workplace through a legal and socioeconomic lens and argues that the modern worker is "quantified" to the detriment of social equality. Chapters focus on the impact of emerging technologies, changing office architecture, and legislative proposals to address worker privacy"--

Part I. The Ideology of Worker Quantification: 1. The Rise of Scientific Management; 2. Socio-Legal Responses to Scientific Management; Part II. The Mechanical Managers: 3. Automated Hiring and Discrimination; 4. Personality Job Tests; 5. Automated Video Interviews; 6. The Unbounded Workplace and Worker Surveillance; 7. Workplace Wellness Programs; 8. Telecommuting and Health Surveillance in the Covid-19 Era; Part III. Quantified Discrimination: 9. Wearable Tech: The Quantified Self at Work; 10. Quantified Racism; Part IV. Business Ethics and New Legal Frameworks: 11. The Ethical Dimensions of Worker Quantification; 12. Regulating Mechanical Managers; Conclusion: Imagining a Better Future for Workers.