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By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago
rotherham |
I am so annoyed
My boss has installed cctv cameras at work and not told us why
There is a little camera over over the till and then a big split screen is in the office
Is this really allowed
Wish I knew how to bloody ruin it
I am fuming
Been there 12 years so why now
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You can legally put covert cameras in if suspect stealing and do not have tell employees. Must be agreed with. RIPA form and only for intent of catching theft. Also only for a limited period of time. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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As long as its not looking down your top and you are doing nothing wrong I wouldn't worry I presume he will have genuine reasons as it will have cost to install. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Well I’ve been there 12 years and he’s trusted me that long
The rest of the staff are his bloody family so god knows who he thinks could be stealing
He’s retiring in 5 weeks time so why now
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It could also be used to see if customers are stealing? Even physical goods, or if a customer tries the old 'I gave you a £20' & you've given change from a £10?  |
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By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago
rotherham |
I wouldn’t exactly call it an issue
Was just blowing off a bit of steam like most people do on these threads
I have nothing to hide but I didn’t have anything to hide 12 years ago either so why the camera now |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I wouldn’t exactly call it an issue
Was just blowing off a bit of steam like most people do on these threads
I have nothing to hide but I didn’t have anything to hide 12 years ago either so why the camera now"
The most likely answer was the one about the insurance company. My boss has recently done the same. There had been a few break ins in the area recently. Postcodes are used to estimate insurance costs. So to reduce costs she was advised to add cctv |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No video probably means it's a digital recording system. Telling thieves that they can't access the system to remove incriminating evidence.
It's probably been installed at the request of insurers or they threaten to cancel policies.
I can't see what you're annoyed about really. Wouldn't you want to protect your business, by following insurers requests? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Have you thought that it could be there to protect you if something goes wrong like a hold up or even if money goes missing he could find the guilty one and that would then save any blame going on you |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Some shops also put audio recording equipment by the tills to record what the staff and customers are saying. "
This is also true and hidden microphones boss hears everyone and staff don't have a clue |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Just can’t understand why it says no video on it"
That will be a camera channel on the device that has no camera connected to it he will leave it there so no one sees what is really being recorded so no one can see where the blind spots are |
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"Well I’ve been there 12 years and he’s trusted me that long
The rest of the staff are his bloody family so god knows who he thinks could be stealing
He’s retiring in 5 weeks time so why now
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How about looking at this from another viewpoint. If your till was being robbed, would you not want there to be some video of the thieves?
Rather than fret or seethe about it, treat it as a silent witness like you do with street mounted cameras. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The main receiver box will have a certain number of channels, say 5, if cameras are connected to 1,2,3,4 you will see these images, if no video source/camera is plugged into port 5 on the receiver it’s will show no video. It’s just the default set up of the display screen
Have installed these systems at my business premises.
So what you wanted to know, you can still get up to no good in the no video areas |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Some shops also put audio recording equipment by the tills to record what the staff and customers are saying.
This is also true and hidden microphones boss hears everyone and staff don't have a clue "
Yes a friend of mine only found out when her boss let slip something he heard her saying to a colleague.
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"Good for him.
Homeowners use them. Police use them. They are not anything new or weird.
I like them. They prove my innocence. "
Hello there Granny, this is the second time our paths have crossed in less than a week! 
We all have a right to our privacy, and I believe that arguing that you don't care about this - because you're "innocent" (yeah right ha ha ) and have "nothing to hide", is no different than saying you don't care about free speech - because you have nothing to say. |
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"Good for him.
Homeowners use them. Police use them. They are not anything new or weird.
I like them. They prove my innocence.
Hello there Granny, this is the second time our paths have crossed in less than a week!
We all have a right to our privacy, and I believe that arguing that you don't care about this - because you're "innocent" (yeah right ha ha) and have "nothing to hide", is no different than saying you don't care about free speech - because you have nothing to say. "
And business owners have a right to protect their business! |
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As someone else pointed out it could be for insurance purposes
Business insurance with personal liability is expensive , he may have changed providers that have given him a good deal on the proviso that he installs CCTV
If I was you I would see it as a good thing , it protects you as well should any discrepancies in the till occur and protects him too   |
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"Visual deterrent to customers. No video means he isnt bothered about watching you"
The “No video” just means there is no camera plugged into that port on the recorder (DVR).
If it’s a split screen it can usually only display 1, 4, 5, 6 or 8 cameras depending on the recorder.
A good installer would have taken the no video out in the configuration. |
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"Well I’ve been there 12 years and he’s trusted me that long
The rest of the staff are his bloody family so god knows who he thinks could be stealing
He’s retiring in 5 weeks time so why now
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probs the answer right there cause he is retiring so wants to safety proof the business |
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By *uciyassMan
over a year ago
sheffield |
It’s totally legal and he’s within his rights
He may have a reason behind the sudden installation something may have happened and he’s looking for either proof or more protection. I find this every day in my job where cctv is more prevalent
Just carry on with your normal day to day job and ignore them |
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You can't reasonably expect privacy at work, especially when you're customer facing. If he is leaving so soon what is the harm in saying "I've noticed that you've installed security cameras, is there a security concern I need to be aware of?" |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I am so annoyed
My boss has installed cctv cameras at work and not told us why
There is a little camera over over the till and then a big split screen is in the office
Is this really allowed
Wish I knew how to bloody ruin it
I am fuming
Been there 12 years so why now
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Only for security purposes, not to watch staffs breasts at till  |
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Are you robbing from the till?
Have you ever robbed from the till?
Do you plan on robbing from the till?
If the answers are all no,what are you worrying about.
He is simply looking after his business interests
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I am so annoyed
My boss has installed cctv cameras at work and not told us why
There is a little camera over over the till and then a big split screen is in the office
Is this really allowed
Wish I knew how to bloody ruin it
I am fuming
Been there 12 years so why now
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Ask him  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I am so annoyed
My boss has installed cctv cameras at work and not told us why
There is a little camera over over the till and then a big split screen is in the office
Is this really allowed
Wish I knew how to bloody ruin it
I am fuming
Been there 12 years so why now
Ask him "
omg wish I'd thought of that  |
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"Well I’ve been there 12 years and he’s trusted me that long
The rest of the staff are his bloody family so god knows who he thinks could be stealing
He’s retiring in 5 weeks time so why now
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There's your answer. He wants to keep an eye on things from home. Most business owners find it hard to let go I'd imagine. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm afraid it's legal and if you're in a shop most insurance insist on it also could be profits are down so just making sure he can trust is staff or could be a head office thing if you work for a big retail company |
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By *unlovers OP Couple
over a year ago
rotherham |
There is always one who has to be sarcastic on a thread
Don’t you think I would have asked him by now if I found him an approachable person
I hate the big fat bastard and hate the way he makes me feel at work |
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By *wosWoman
over a year ago
east london |
"He isn’t approachable
Just can’t work out why he would do it when he is soon leaving
Does he think we all going to raid the bloody till or something"
So he can still keep tabs on you all on his phone once he's retired lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Well I would nt have thought when he has left that he would be able to do that
Surely the new boss wouldn’t be happy with that"
Depends on whether he will still own the business or not. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"No he won’t
He has sold the shop to a new guy who is taking over next month which is why I found it strange that he decided to put cameras in
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Probably because the buyer has insisted on it. I'd seriously not stress it, you'll give yourself a thrombo over what is essentially nothing. It's an everyday thing in almost every retail establishment in the land. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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i wouldnt worry.
when i put cctv up i informed the staff in writing in advance and place cctv stickers so people knew it was in operation.
its crapy stuff you hear about like hidden cameras in changing rooms etc you need to worry about.
check now |
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