Bosses deploy perk police to make sure employees arent slacking

It’s official.The jig is upThose who commit workplace “sins” have been warned to be on the lookout, as bosses continue to crack down on rule-breakers both in Australia and overseas.In a bid to increase efficiency, “perk police” are being deployed by large companies to seek employees who commit minor infractions that could end in the staff members being fired.For some businesses, the tough rule enforcement is aimed at making examples of those who break the rules and is also an attempt to push out unwanted staff.One method of catching those who bend the rules is taking off in the US: Payhawk.

The corporate spend management platform issues smart cards for clients’ employees and monitors misuse of the cards.Katie MacKillop, US Director of Payhawk, said her clients are asking for more restrictions to be added to company credit cards as codes of conduct are taken more seriously.“We have had lots of requests for new controls,” Katie MacKillop, US Director of Payhawk, told the Wall Street Journal.Such controls include restrictions on the hours and locations the cards can be used.The company is also working on a feature that would send alerts about employee spending in real time to corporate finance teams, and the transactions could then be blocked.There have also been recent crackdowns at Mark Zuckerberg’s company Meta, with around two dozen employees fired from its Los Angeles office.The terminations came after the workers were found to have used company meal credits for items such as wine glasses and acne treatment pads, CNN reported.The company provides meal vouchers to the value of USD$20 (AUD$31) for breakfast and USD$25 (AUD$39) for lunch dinner for their employees located at offices without food services.Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton said the job losses came as part of company restructurings.“Today, a few teams at Meta are making changes to ensure resources are aligned with their long-term strategic goals and location strategy,” Clayton said...