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Several UK businesses are discussing implanting microchips in their employees' hands
Biohax, the Swedish microchip manufacturer that's discussing the move with UK businesses, said the microchips could speed up day-to-day processes.
Workers at some UK businesses may soon be able to demonstrate that they're dedication to the job is literally skin deep.
Biohax, a Swedish microchip company, is currently discussing with several prominent UK companies the possibility of offering microchip implants to employees, The Telegraph reports.
The main benefit of the procedure seems to be convenience. The microchip implant essentially serve as an employee internal identification badge — the chips can be used grant access to buildings and to pay for things around the office like food or print jobs. They can also be used to restrict access to certain off-limits areas.
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Whether having electronic circuits implanted between your thumb and forefinger is your idea of a job perk or a dystopian nightmare depends on your perspective, but the Telegraph notes that the chip implants would be optional for employees.
Biohax didn't name any of the companies that were considering the implants, but one is a financial services with hundreds of thousands of employees, Biohax told The Telegraph.
The implants are similar to the microchips commonly used with pets, and are inserted into the hand between the thumb and forefinger. Biohax says the implant process only takes a few seconds. After they're implanted, the microchips work similarly to contactless payment systems — the employee will just need to present their hand to a scanner to activate it.
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