LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) has told London-based staff it will track their entry-gate swipes against logins to the bank's computer network to ensure employees meet targets for working from the office, a staff memo seen by Reuters shows.
BNP employs more 4,500 people in Britain, with London regarded as its "second headquarters" after Paris, according to its website.
BNP's memo, presented in the format of a Q&A, said staff would not be able to opt out of the tracking.
The bank's USA & Canada divisions have also updated their policy to include "visibility into in-office presence of staff monitoring".
While it sympathised with staff whose commutes were impeded by adverse weather or industrial action affecting London's public transport systems, the memo advised staff those days would still count as "in office" working days.
Persons:
logins, Sinead Cruise, Barbara Lewis
Organizations:
BNP, Reuters, London, JPMorgan, Canada, Staff, Thomson
Locations:
London, Britain, Paris, COVID