PwC is tracking staff attendance at the office with a new dashboard system that monitors swipes of work passes and wifi connections, writes the Financial Times newspaper.
The current PwC policy is that employees must spend 60% (three days) of their time at clients or in the office.
A new system means bosses (as well as staff) are now altered if employees fall below this 60% threshold, and an amber warning is flagged on their dashboard. It goes red if attendance drops below 40%.
The FT said the increased monitoring of staff is causing unease amongst PwC’s 23,000 workforce.
Those falling in the red zone could face formal sanctions, which would in turn affect bonuses and performance ratings.
A PwC spokesman said: “There are clear benefits to in-person work for both our people and clients, and we have seen these borne out since adjusting our approach to hybrid working at the beginning of the year.
“The dashboard ensures our people have easy access to their attendance data, so they can manage and plan their time in a way that works for them, our teams and our clients.”
