Note also that you cannot consent to assault
You're apparently somewhere in the United Kingdom. I'm not licensed to practice law there, but as an American lawyer, I assure you that in the U.S. you'd be entirely wrong. And, I have very deep suspicions that you're simply flat out wrong.
Under the Common Law, this would be a battery, not an assault. And you certainly CAN consent. Otherwise every time someone was hit in a football or rugby or whatevertheheckitisyoupeopleplayoverthere then there would be a potential prosecution.
It's not assault or battery for your employer to say 'have this implanted or you don't have a job'. Those are just words -- sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can never harm you.
This is no more invasive than employers or schools requiring vaccinations (which can, on occasion, kill someone) which the courts have routinely stated is acceptable. Courts have similarly stated that employers can require people to submit to drug screening.
There may be a legal restriction on forcing employees to have a tag implanted, but it would be under a 'right to privacy' basis -- NOT assault or battery.
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Note also that you cannot consent to assault You're apparently somewhere in the United Kingdom. I'm not licensed to practice law there, but as an American lawyer, I assure you that in the U.S. you'd be entirely wrong. And, I have very deep suspicions that you're simply flat out wrong. Under the Common Law, this would be a battery, not an assault. And you certainly CAN consent. Otherwise every time someone was hit in a football or rugby or whatevertheheckitisyoupeopleplayoverthere then there would be a potential prosecution. It's not assault or battery for your employer to say 'have this implanted or you don't have a job'. Those are just words -- sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can never harm you. This is no more invasive than employers or schools requiring vaccinations (which can, on occasion, kill someone) which the courts have routinely stated is acceptable. Courts have similarly stated that employers can require people to submit to drug screening. There may be a legal restriction on forcing employees to have a tag implanted, but it would be under a 'right to privacy' basis -- NOT assault or battery.