WASHINGTON — Don’t be surprised if sometime soon your boss asks you to wear a fitness tracking device such as a Fitbit.
More and more companies are urging employees to put on bracelets that track how much exercise and sleep they get.
The point is to help employees stay healthy, and in turn, productive.
Forbes reports just 1 percent of wearable fitness trackers sold today are sold to companies that issue them to their workers.
But research firm Tractica predicts that number will surge to 17 percent in just the next five years.
Forbes reports in the near future, it may be smarter for companies to issue employees smart watches instead of smartphones, because the watches can act as fitness trackers, and they tend to be less distracting than cellphones.
Even if employees are okay with your bosses tracking their health, Forbes points out the trend presents new privacy and security concerns.
