Labour Court recommends limits on workplace camera footage at Fair Oak Foods

The Labour Court recommended that Fair Oak Foods Limited first try to obtain employer liability insurance based on recent accident records. If insurers still required cameras in production areas, the company should explain this to the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union and restrict viewing of footage to incidents after an accident, with a union representative invited to attend. The recommendation was signed on 6 June 2000. Fair Oak Foods said its insurers required cameras because of the plant's claims profile. The union opposed filming workers, citing privacy concerns and saying better training and protective equipment had reduced accidents.