NannyCam and our Male Nanny (Manny)

I certainly wouldn't tell your friends either - someone is bound to slip up and tell him (or tell a friend of a friend of a friend ...)

Interesting liberty quote. They should be told it's wrong actually. CCTV is virtually always lawful but you have to put up a notice whch is why at work, in car parks all over you see a notice - CCTV in operation and there are rules even about the size of the sign. The information commissioner's web site seems to be down today - but you can search it tomorrow. There is a code of practice on CCTV and then separately a code of practice for employers which includes a section on surveillance. So don't tell him.

Don't tell him. The desire to check is surely natural - not as an ongoing thing though else too much like "Sliver" (anyone remember that film?) Don't some nurseries have webcams so the parents can check their LO's?

OH MY GOD no deffo do not tell him i'd be so upset if someone did this to me . Get rid of the cameras i think you could easily get addicted to watching the footage & i'm sure you must have better things to do haven't you? He sounds like a great nanny too

It's lovely that you feel bad about it if that doesn't sound bizarre No harmd one, don't do it again (it's a horrible thought, male or female - to be filmed without your knowledge!)
But, just forget about it, erase it from your memory, don't talk about it, don't do it again and concentrate on being a good employer from now on and counting your blessings..

I'll bow to Xenia's knowledge as a lawyer, but I'm not sure that this is illegal, especially if you don't retain the recordings. You have a reason for recording him (he is a new employee operating without supervision in sole charge of your children). Certainly Liberty doesn't seem to view it as illegal.

You've got the information you need for peace of mind so I'd take out the cameras and forget about it.

dont tell him.
feel safe in the knowledge your kids are very well looked after and leave it at that.
if you tell him, you may lose him.

Of course don't tell him. Apart from anything else you have to tell people if you use CCTV in most cases otherwise you breach the Data Protection Act which is a criminal offence. So tell him if you want a £5000 fine and a criminal record! Covert surveillance is only allowed in very limited circumstances.

I should imagine your nanny will be furious if you tell him, and he would possibly resign - I would.
It would be pointless to tell him just to assuage your guilt - you shouldn't have done it, but you did, and now you just have to move on.
It's a sneaky and unpleasant thing to do - especially as you had no grounds whatsoever to suspect anything untoward was going on - except from thoughts put in your head from the nasty insinuations of your 'friends'.
I'm not surprised your DH feels awkward talking to him - I'd find it difficult to look someone in the eye if I had been spying on them.

Don't tell him!! And don't tell your friends that you did this or it's bound to get back to him.

God, not only would he probably be furious and creeped out but it could well give someone a complex and make him far less trusting in future jobs since I presume that you came across as very normal people when you interviewed him for the job.

Yeah I know you are normal people but that's not how you'd come across.

don't tell him - he would quite possibly leave, and tbh I wouldn't blame him. But do show your appreciation.

For anyone wondering... they are not my employer - as my employer does not have a downstairs!

If he doesn't know about the cameras, then I wouldn't change that situation. You may not have followed the rules when you had the cameras installed - ICO.gov.uk : CCTV in the Workplace , so best to remove them completely now that you have reassured yourself that you have a great employee.

Show your appreciation for his hard work, praise what he does, take him out for a meal, review his salary (pay rises are often appreciated), and try to forget about it ever happening. Yes you did betray the trust, but at the moment he doesn't know that... so don't make it an issue. Learn from your mistake.

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hmm don't suppose you thought it was cool and sophisiticated to have a male nanny and then cold feet after the event did you? [cynical moi]

foursacrowd- you invited comments!

Don't get me wrong, I'd want to know exactly what my babies were up to aswell. And kudos to you for epmloying a male nanny - many people won't even consider one! riduclous when you consider half of parents are well erm MALE!

I'd be tempted to say to my friends that you've checked him out, seen him in action and wou;dn't hesitate to recommend him. If they still question you then tell em to shush!

well crocs and errors of judgmenet go hand in hand in my fishy book

you tell him - he'll go

well ignore your peer group fgs