Brun

Due to one or two incidents and a touch of slackness here and there, my MD is wanting to look at fitting CCTV within our factory to aid in sorting these issues. Are there any legal restrictions on this plan - basic human rights and all that?

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

Yeah - tell the people that they are being video'd and get them to agree to it. Signs for visitors.

Also might have to reg for Data Protection

Brun

What if they don't agree to it?
What's involved in the reg for data protection bit?

CEL

iTrader: (1)

I didn't realise the police worked in factorys

Brun

Not the police - just call me Judge Brun - "i am the law"

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

They have to be be made aware of it. It helps if they acknowledge it.

DPA - STFW

Brun

LongTimeLurker

As already been posted, it needs to be registered with the ICO due to Data protection act and suitably signed + other best practices to be legal. It's usually in your employee contract about monitoring or right to protect business interest blah blah. Tbh there is very little if anything you can do regarding non covert cctv in the work place providing it's proportionate to what it’s installed to achieve. Even covert monitoring is possible without informing staff but only if a serious crime is suspected of taking place.

Brun

There is a small issue which may come under this heading!