| Many companies operating fleet who introduce a | | | | everyone at the company. |
| vehicle tracking system for the first time would, | | | | It is important that employees fully understand |
| of course, be concerned in the impact on their | | | | and appreciate all the objective reasons for |
| employees when installing mobile workforce | | | | wishing to obtain the information that will be |
| tracking or a GPS vehicle tracking across their | | | | provided from the system and why it is needed |
| entire operation. | | | | to help with business efficiency and improvement. |
| The rise of commercial vehicle tracking across the | | | | Concerns and objections raised by employees |
| relevant industries dependent on running the most | | | | obviously need to be discussed to reach |
| cost-effective and efficient fleet they possibly can | | | | agreement on fitting the system but legal advice |
| has meant many changes of working practice, | | | | should be sought if agreement cannot be reached. |
| not least for the vehicle drivers. | | | | Business and Personal use. |
| Introducing change of an employee's working | | | | Essentially, the same considerations as in business |
| conditions, obviously requires great care to be | | | | use only but with the addition of taking into |
| taken, not least from a legal point of view and | | | | account that the system will provide data on the |
| how it affects their individual contracts of | | | | vehicle's movements outside working time. |
| employment . | | | | Concern may be raised by employees that this |
| Essentially, there are two key differences to be | | | | data could be used to obtain information about |
| determined when instigating mobile workforce | | | | their private lives and if so, could be seen as an |
| solutions: | | | | infringement of their human rights. |
| Business use only – or - Business and Personal | | | | Once again, it is strongly advised and to be made |
| use. | | | | absolutely clear that the data collected by the |
| Business Use ... | | | | system will only be accessed for data relating to |
| Fitting a vehicle tracker into a vehicle to be used | | | | working hours only, unless the vehicle is stolen or |
| only for day-to-day, strictly work related business, | | | | in an accident. Employees need to know as to |
| e.g. delivery van, it is recommended that | | | | who will have access to the data and its use for |
| employees driving the vehicle should be informed | | | | business. |
| not only that the system will be fitted, but also | | | | Company contracts of employment should be |
| why it is being fitted, how it works and exactly | | | | redrawn so there should be clause which allows |
| the nature of the data to be collected and what | | | | for the fitting and/or use of the system in any |
| its use will be and how it is intended to benefit | | | | vehicles provide for company/personal use. |