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Tracking devices fitted to engineers vans

Good or bad idea I bet not many salesmen/women have them fitted???
  • Posted 6 Nov 2009 00:33
  • Discussion started by Bingo
  • N/a, United Kingdom
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Alan,

Absolute no mention at any time, I only found out when a workmate told me ???? do you think they are in the wrong!!!
  • Posted 13 Nov 2009 02:25
  • Reply by Bingo
  • N/a, United Kingdom
Wake up Tricky :-)
  • Posted 10 Nov 2009 21:05
  • Reply by sean_d
  • uk, United Kingdom
Its not mentioned in my contract,but i'm sure you have had some sort of meeting with management and they explained the reasons why it was installed.

(yourprivacy.co.uk/YourPrivacyRightsAtWork.html)
dont forget the w's
  • Posted 10 Nov 2009 17:20
  • Reply by alan_m
  • United Kingdom
Alan,

You seem really up on this, what if we have no mention in our contracts of employment relating to what the tracker is used for!!!.
  • Posted 10 Nov 2009 05:14
  • Reply by Bingo
  • N/a, United Kingdom
Its only an intrusion of privacy whilst you are not working.While you are driving around and getting paid for it there is nothing you can do.I am sure there is a company that have been instructed they must not use their system to monitor vans out of hours,can't think who it is though.
The employment rights act does say that if a company wishes to install/monitor (cctv,trackers etc) they have to give good reason.Eg..."we have installed a service monitoring system for our customers...."we have installed it so our vehicle insurance premiums are reduced" etc..
  • Posted 10 Nov 2009 03:13
  • Reply by alan_m
  • United Kingdom
Do you know me Tricky?
  • Posted 10 Nov 2009 02:14
  • Reply by sean_d
  • uk, United Kingdom
Seems like a good opportunity for taking the companies concerned to the European Court of Human Rights. This sneaky policy by some companies represents a gross intrusion of privacy.Best to put a halt to it now before Orwell's predicted nightmare becomes a reality!
  • Posted 10 Nov 2009 02:12
  • Reply by sean_d
  • uk, United Kingdom
All vans at our place have them fitted but the cars do not.
  • Posted 9 Nov 2009 03:51
  • Reply by techman
  • Surrey, United Kingdom
the only people that will complain about trackers being fitted are the people that are where they souldnt be.

The ones that ones that start late and go home early, the ones that park up by the side of the road and leave the work to there workmates.

The ones that trackers were invented for really!!!
  • Posted 7 Nov 2009 19:39
  • Reply by tricky
  • england, United Kingdom
All vehicles at our place have them fitted,i'm not sure whether it makes any difference to the sales dept.No change at my end.
  • Posted 7 Nov 2009 07:44
  • Reply by alan_m
  • United Kingdom
Bingo,

There is a whole thread on this subject in this forum on the pros & cons of GPS on service vans.

But yes sales people are not exempt. On company provided cell phones for sales types comapanies can track them to via the GPS unit embedded in the cell phone.
  • Posted 6 Nov 2009 03:08
  • Reply by johnr_j
  • Georgia, United States
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