1.0Equality and Diversity UK Bloghttps://blog.equalityanddiversity.co.ukAlyson Malachhttps://blog.equalityanddiversity.co.uk/index.php/author/jojoblog/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nYzfIRIna2"><a href="https://blog.equalityanddiversity.co.uk/index.php/2025/06/14/the-reality-of-workplace-surveillance/">The Reality of Workplace Surveillance</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.equalityanddiversity.co.uk/index.php/2025/06/14/the-reality-of-workplace-surveillance/embed/#?secret=nYzfIRIna2" width="600" height="338" title="“The Reality of Workplace Surveillance” — Equality and Diversity UK Blog" data-secret="nYzfIRIna2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blog.equalityanddiversity.co.uk/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Introduction Black employees in the UK are disproportionately subjected to workplace surveillance and algorithmic management. According to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), these patterns are not just coincidental they are systemic, rooted in historic and ongoing racial bias in employment practices. As technology advances and workplace monitoring becomes increasingly sophisticated, employers must ask: […]