TD Bank introduces employee monitoring tool, triggers privacy debate

TD Bank Plans Employee Activity Tracking After Remote Work Reduced Manager Visibility

Toronto-Dominion Bank told some employees working in its financial crimes and risk management team that it would run software to track their work, prompting questions around consent and privacy in the workplace as the Canadian lender tries to increase productivity, according to a recording of a team call reviewed by Reuters and a document TD shared with employees.  The program will track the time employees spend on browsers and internal chat and…

TD Bank introduces employee monitoring tool, triggers privacy debate

Toronto-Dominion (TD) Bank is rolling out workplace analytics software for selected employees in its financial crimes and risk-management division, as the lender seeks greater visibility into how work is being carried out across teams. The software will monitor how much time employees spend on work-related applications, including web browsers, internal messaging platforms and virtual meeting tools. The system will operate in the background and i…