Bloomberg first reported Thursday that, according to the bank's disclosures to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the workers — all from the firm's wealth and investment management unit — were "discharged after review of allegations involving simulation of keyboard activity creating impression of active work."

These employees, all part of the banking giant’s wealth/investment management arm, were “discharged after review of allegations involving simulation of keyboard activity creating impression of active work,” Bloomberg News reported Thursday (June 13), citing a filing with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Wells Fargo fired more than a dozen workers last month after allegations that the employees were faking work activity on their computers.

While the debate over productivity in a remote office setting continues, one Australian woman is fighting back against her employer after being accused of not typing enough while working remotely.

Those innocent pandemic tricks could get you in serious trouble in 2024, with Wells Fargo reportedly firing a group of employees that were caught pretending to work on the job.

More than a dozen employees of Wells Fargo have been fired for faking work using a "simulation of keyboard activity," according to reports.

When the Covid pandemic forced almost all of corporate America to pivot to remote work in 2020, many employers began to make the flexible work arrangement a permanent part of their workplace culture after it proved that employees could be just as productive working from home compared to when they are working in the office.