UK general workers union the GMB last week called for a ban on the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) wireless tags and Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite technology to track staff movements.
The call came after the union submitted a report to the EC arguing that the technologies invade workers’ privacy. A GMB spokesman said the union had no problem with the technology itself, but o...
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