Soldato
Employers only have exception to record you in certain places such as toilets and changing areas so there is nothing you can do.
Anyone else have the boss using video cameras at there work to watch them
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Soldato
They cannot enforce that rule on breaks/lunchtime as far as I'm aware.
They can enforce what they want on their own premises.
Does seems a bit odd/paranoid of the boss - but then again not much different to having the boss in the office and it being open plan.
I work in an open plan office - big glass atrium - kitchen, break area can be seen from my desk - my boss sits amongst the team rather than in a separate office - we don't have cameras or anything like that but in reality my situation isn't any different to yours - my boss can keep an eye on the team even more so than yours can sitting at home with his cameras etc... doesn't bother me really as everyone in the team gets along quite well and we generally have a lot of banter.
I get one 10min lunch and one 20min dinner break in an 8 hour day,
and an extra 10min lunch break when working over 8 hours..
My lunch breaks & dinner breaks are both unpayed time..
No chanceConvenience store by any chance?
No chance
Just checking!
I used to contract and help fix the cam/remote viewing elements of a large Channel Islands franchise that, among other things, ran LOOADS of convenience stores full of cameras
Also - For anyone quoting UK law. OP is from Guernsey.
Am maintenance/mechanic for heavy plant at my work place.Just checking!
Plus also a digger & front loader driver when needed..
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Man of Honour
I thought using CCTV on your workers is illegal.
IN FACT, I remember Spie coming on these forums and telling us that he suspected somebody was stealing but he could only turn the cameras on when everybody had gone home.
Perhaps the laws have changed since then.
IN FACT, I remember Spie coming on these forums and telling us that he suspected somebody was stealing but he could only turn the cameras on when everybody had gone home.
Perhaps the laws have changed since then.
Not that I know, my company just used cctv to prove staff were breaking there contract, they were fired and all there appeals have failed, so I'd assume that cctv can be used
No, can't use them during personal time at all whilst on the premises. The minute you enter the building, your mobile has to be off regardless of when your shift begins or whatever personal/unpaid time you have.
It's just petty and ridiculous, implemented for no reason other than a means to control staff. From senior management to regional sales to lower level management, they're all power happy control freaks.
Man of Honour
My entire workplace is under surveillance 24/7, apart from toilets and a few cubbyholes that weren't considered worth covering. There are dozens of cameras - some fixed view, some on random sweeps, some controlled by management. If it is illegal, that law is frequently ignored.
What is it you do/work as?
Soldato
At work my every movement is tracked...every input recorded and exactly how I do my job logged. They also record every word I say both to customers and to colleagues!
I don't get ANY lunch break, nor break at all. I'm required to work any day of the year apart from Xmas day and work hours that would make most people cry.
Meh doesn't bother me!
I don't get ANY lunch break, nor break at all. I'm required to work any day of the year apart from Xmas day and work hours that would make most people cry.
Meh doesn't bother me!