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12/1/10

Norway: One company's 'tyrannical' toilet rules revealed - by Tralee Pearce

Norway isn't the ideal model for some things like office bathroom policies. Female staff in one Norway company have to wear red bracelets to signal they have their period - which then warrants them more bathroom breaks.

This crazy demand was revealed in a report by a workers' union into 'tyrannical' toilet rules in Norwegian companies.

The study found businesses were becoming obsessed with lost productivity due to employees spending too much time in the loo; 66 per cent of managers made staff ask them for an electronic key card to gain access to the toilets so they could monitor them.

Some companies even had bathroom video-surveillance. Others made staff sign a toilet 'visitors book.'

For more: One company's 'tyrannical' toilet rules revealed - The Globe and Mail

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