Vodafone incentivised security staff to fine its own franchisees

Shopkeepers charged millions of pounds, including alleged £10,000 penalty for mistake that cost firm £7.08 Vodafone incentivised its security staff to increase “clawbacks” levied on its own franchisees, as part of a programme that led to the telecoms group fining its own shopkeepers millions of pounds for seemingly small administrative errors. The policy – which included one alleged case of a £10,000 penalty for a franchisee whose mistake cost Vodafone £7.08 – involved setting “key performance i