Big Brother Boss is watching: how your employer can spy on you when you work from home

Surveillance software and AI are being increasingly used by Irish employers to check if staff are working or shirking from home. Kim Bielenberg asks if firms are being transparent about the technology’s use

Is your employer watching your work from home?

Kim Bielenberg

Up to a third of the labour force spends at least part of the week working from home, latest census figures show. But how do employers know whether their staff are working, or lolling about watching Netflix and swapping jokes on WhatsApp?

Welcome to the world of bossware, spying via computer on what you are doing and whether you are working or shirking.