French banking giant says it’s tracking staff’s return-to-office data — but only to support them

Workers pass outside a BNP Paribas bank (Credit: Angela Weiss—AFP via Getty Images)

One of France’s largest banks has told its London-based workers that it will start tracking their movements in and out of the office, but it says its intentions are good.

In an unsigned memo shared with workers on Sept. 25 and reported by Reuters and the Times of London, BNP Paribas bosses said they would begin tracking employees’ entry-gate swipes to ensure they were meeting attendance targets.