CCTV - Every step you take, I’ll be watching you?
Employers may take steps to monitor employees using CCTV, bag searches, drug testing or checks on websites or emails. The extent of the monitoring should be set out clearly in the employee handbook/contract of employment and should not be a surprise to the employee; the employer should also ensure that the monitoring is compliant with data protection law and unintrusive for the colleague. Inappropriate monitoring may lead to an unhappy employee, resigning and claiming constructive dismissal. A poorly thought-out bag search or drug test may be construed as discriminatory, assault or false imprisonment.