Employee Surveillance: EAT zooms in on use of covert video evidence

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP | Employment Law Journal | October 2013 #144
A recent decision has focused on when it is acceptable for employers to rely on secret filming when investigating suspected misconduct, reports Mark Kaye ‘The EAT’s stance was very much based on the premise that an employee who has clearly acted fraudulently should not be allowed to hide behind privacy legislation.’The decision by an employer …

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Surveillance At Work: Watching the detectives

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP | Employment Law Journal | September 2011 #123
Employers need to take care when monitoring employees or hiring private investigators to gather evidence about their activities, warn David Green and Caroline Buckley ‘More sophisticated technology makes it easier for employers to investigate what their employees are doing, but they do not have an unfettered right to monitor individuals’ activities.’ In a recent case, …

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