Workers object to 'pee-poles'

About 50 women workers at a Sydney call center are complaining they are forced to place "pee-poles" at their desks whenever they go to the bathroom.

The Australian Services Union said the workers at the P&O Cruises call center say the "pee-poles" are obtained from their bosses' offices in an apparent bid to monitor toilet breaks, reported the Sydney Daily Telegraph Sunday.

The management of the call center said the claims were ludicrous.

John Richardson, a spokesman for P&O, said workers had to take a pole and leave it on their desk if they took a paid tea break to let colleagues know they were on a break.

Richardson said there were no restrictions on toilet breaks.

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