BCE Inc., the parent company of Bell Canada, has dismissed several employees for violating the company's code of conduct by faking attendance through a practice known as 'swipe-and-go.' Reports indicate that employees would scan their access cards to register attendance and then leave shortly afterward, with one individual allegedly visiting the office primarily to use the gym. BCE's internal investigation revealed multiple instances of this misconduct across various offices in Canada. The company clarified that these firings were not part of a larger workforce reduction and did not involve unionized employees. Bell Canada has a policy requiring most corporate staff to work in the office three days a week, and the incident has sparked a broader debate about hybrid work policies and accountability as many organizations tighten their return-to-office mandates. According to Bell spokesperson Luc Levasseur, the majority of those dismissed admitted to deliberately falsifying their attendance records.