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I am a mother who is worried and I don’t know what to do. Approximately one month ago I hired a babysitter, to whom I have entrusted my two children aged three and six years. Lately I suspect that this girl is mistreating my children and not dedicating them the necessary attention. I spoke to her about this but she denied any lack of attention or mistreatment, my children on the other hand are quite exuberant and a little mischievous and they may have exaggerated in referring the behaviour of their childminder. I would like to avail of some small video cameras to observe her when she’s with my children but I have been told that this is illegal due to the privacy laws. What can I do ?

What you have been told is true, it is illegal to film one of your employees unknowns to them and with the use of miniature video cameras, this is partially due to the Privacy laws, but above all to the Employment Statute. There are however many other ways in which you can verify the behaviour of your babysitter, if for example, you, as a worried mother, had your children followed, for their own safety, when the girl takes them out for a walk in the park, your initiative would be perfectly legal and it would also allow you to verify everything that is happening around the children.

Published on: 24 Feb 2005



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