UPC wins right to use GPS to track staff

A company should be allowed track the movement of its van drivers by satellite, the Labour Court has ruled.

Last year, UPC proposed installing a Global Positioning System vehicle-management system into the transport fleet. This met with opposition from the Unite trade union, which told the Labour Court that “it is a form of Big Brother and a step too far”.

Unite told the court that “there is a mistrust of management and that the privacy of its members is its main concern”.