Tim Scott, head of people & OD at sexual health charity Brook, put policies that police employee time and attendance too rigidly into Room 101. He described how at one of his former workplaces a machine recorded when people came and left. "You would have a queue of people around the machine at 4.55pm, waiting for it to become 5pm," he said. "It meant people stopped working at 4:30pm to pack up their things and wait for the exact time to leave."
Scott was also concerned about the effects on staff morale. "Nothing says 'I trust you' less than making someone clock in and out," he added.
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