CCTV outside workplace

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Keepitstupid

Original Poster:

33 posts

57 months

Wednesday 25th September 2024
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Evening, just wondered if anyone had any experience of a similar query… can your employer ask for cctv of you outside of the workplace, a shop or somewhere for example…

Tom1312

1,070 posts

159 months

Wednesday 25th September 2024
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Yep

If the footage is covering a public place, there isn't a right to privacy, if the owner of the CCTV is happy to share it.

Why they'd want to do that and the ethics behind it could be questionable but there's nothing to stop them.

Keepitstupid

Original Poster:

33 posts

57 months

Wednesday 25th September 2024
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How does that stand in terms of any old Joe asking for the footage? Like in that case any member of public could go and ask for the footage from any date/time?

StevieBee

14,078 posts

268 months

Wednesday 25th September 2024
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Keepitstupid said:
How does that stand in terms of any old Joe asking for the footage? Like in that case any member of public could go and ask for the footage from any date/time?
They can ask but there is no legal obligation on the part of the owner of the camera to provide the footage.

The law allows anyone to film or photograph anyone of any age for any legal reason provided the person/people being filmed or photographed are in a public place.

The owner of a private place is also free to film anyone who enters that place although there is a requirement that this fact is made known to them - which could just be a sticker somewhere.


Alex Z

1,712 posts

89 months

Wednesday 25th September 2024
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Keepitstupid said:
Evening, just wondered if anyone had any experience of a similar query… can your employer ask for cctv of you outside of the workplace, a shop or somewhere for example…
They can *ask*, but then so can anyone else. They are highly likely to be to told no by a third party with CCTV.

Countdown

43,941 posts

209 months

Wednesday 25th September 2024
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Tom1312 said:
Why they'd want to do that and the ethics behind it could be questionable but there's nothing to stop them.
Because someone told the Employer that their Employee was at the Pub/Bookies/massage parlour during work hours?

whistle

MOMACC

477 posts

50 months

Wednesday 25th September 2024
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Countdown said:
Tom1312 said:
Why they'd want to do that and the ethics behind it could be questionable but there's nothing to stop them.
Because someone told the Employer that their Employee was at the Pub/Bookies/massage parlour during work hours?

whistle
Sounds like a decent afternoon
Are they seeking the CCTV from the parlour? Best to do a search on pornhub instead

phumy

5,788 posts

250 months

Thursday 26th September 2024
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MOMACC said:
Countdown said:
Tom1312 said:
Why they'd want to do that and the ethics behind it could be questionable but there's nothing to stop them.
Because someone told the Employer that their Employee was at the Pub/Bookies/massage parlour during work hours?

whistle
Sounds like a decent afternoon
Are they seeking the CCTV from the parlour? Best to do a search on pornhub instead
"Happy ending for you Sir?"


NDA

23,038 posts

238 months

Thursday 26th September 2024
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phumy said:
"Happy ending for you Sir?"
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