Employers overestimate how well-informed employees feel when agreeing to policies, contracts, and even additional tasks at work, a new study finds . This miscalculation can have direct costs to the organization in terms of employee turnover and turnover. Researchers believe that true informed consent requires more than just signing a form or verbal agreement, and that organizations that prioritize transparency and clarity over mere compliance should It claims it will develop a workforce that feels respected, trusted and engaged.
Imagine arriving eagerly for your first day at a new job, only to be immediately asked to install location tracking software, sign a mandatory arbitration agreement, or close your social media accounts. Maybe you’ll be asked to enable the collection and analysis of everyday business communications (emails, chats, shared documents) to train new generative AI tools. You’re starting out and want to make a good impression, so you follow these terms even though you don’t fully understand them. But over time, you start to feel like you weren’t fully informed about the terms you agreed to. Your trust and commitment to the organization begins to waver. You may consider resigning or taking legal action against what feels like an unfairly procured contract.
