Tesco Are Accused Of Monitoring Staff With Electronic Armbands......

[butterfly.]

I think this is so unethical, have any of you ever worked yourself or heard of any other company that monitor their staff in such unethical ways?? Media URL: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/9869584/Tesco-accused-of-monitoring-staff-with-electronic-armbands.html
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[boxtops]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/9869584/Tesco-accused-of-monitoring-staff-with-electronic-armbands.html

[woofgang]

Assuming that they do it, why is it unethical?

[black_cat51]

it's not unethical. And yes, loads of companies do it.

[TWR]

Ask HGV Drivers this Q Butterfly, the TACO Records every single movement of the Drivers duty, if going for a Pee or No 2

[Baldric]

Wow, is it that detailed TWR?

[SlackAlice]

Many staff are monitored throughout their working day.

As a London Bus Driver, I was monitored 24/7 by bus cctv and bus gps location/timing systems accurate to about 6ft.

Different way of doing it, but the same in effect.

[TWR]

What's recorded on the old charts Baldric, would open your eyes, there are many who thought they could fool the thing & come unstuck.

[Baldric]

Yeah I know, I spent a few years working at the Port, the Ministry used to use the back of our office to 'interview' drivers.

[Hopkirk]

This isn't in stores, it is in warehouses.

These devices are pretty standard in the industry, and Tesco is not alone.

[hc4361]

I don't see a problem with this especially as the primary purpose of the armbands is to aid employees with their work, scanning stock and removing the need for staff to carry paperwork.

All sorts of employees are constantly monitored for a variety of reasons.

[Old_Jim]

It is reasonable for any employer to monitor his staff. Does it really make any difference if you ask them to complete time sheets, have a foreman with bowler hat and clipboard or use modern technology? It's what Tesco do with the information that could make it unethical, not how they collect it.

[Twenty20]

Amazon do the same in their warehouses to track employees. Also, many drivers, couriers etc have transmitters fitted to their vehicles so the employers know where they are at any given time. People doing mail drops through letterboxes are sometimes tracked via gps to make sure they are actually going around the route and not simply dumping the leaflets somewhere.

Why do you consider it 'unethical'? If the employee is on company time, don't you think the employer has a right to know where they are?

[Mamyalynne]

When I worked for an elderly Russian lady with a keen sense of business, she was never more than an inch away from my right elbow - give me an armband any day.