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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Dan Milmo

US bank Wells Fargo fires employees for ‘simulating’ being at their keyboards

Hands typing on the keyboard
Wells Fargo says on its website that it embraces flexible working. Photograph: De Visu/Alamy

The US bank Wells Fargo has fired more than a dozen workers for alleged “simulation of keyboard activity”, in an apparent attempt to fool their employer into thinking they were working.

The employees were “discharged after review of allegations involving simulation of keyboard activity creating impression of active work”, according to a filing with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

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