Barclays Plc is being probed by the United Kingdom's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office , over allegations that the British bank spied on its staff, the agency said on Sunday.
Earlier this year, Barclays said it was changing a system that the bank was piloting, which tracked how employees spent their time at work, after critical media reports accused the bank of spying on its staff.The ICO said on Sunday a formal probe was ongoing but it could not say when the investigation would conclude.
"If organisations wish to monitor their employees, they should be clear about its purpose and that it brings real benefits. Organisations also need to make employees aware of the nature, extent and reasons for any monitoring", he added.Late in February, Barclays said it was changing how it used the Sapience software so it would now track only anonymised data, in response to staff feedback that the system was intrusive.
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