Hello,
My boss has his own personal security camera set up that's independent of the actual security cameras/system we require for the store. It goes directly to his phone and he uses it to basically spy on us. It is motion-activated and follows me around the store. He's used it to text me and tell me that I needed to upsell better (listening in to conversations with customers), has used it to listen in to conversations between me and my coworkers, and in an employee review said he wasn't happy with how I've said I “Only make minimum wage” to these coworkers, saying he has been listening to us through this camera.
I'm in Canada, and I was wondering if this was even legal? I've been searching online and there's lots of conflicting information, but I have read that employers using security cameras beyond the use of actual security could get the employer into big big trouble, especially when used to “police” or monitor private conversations.
I work in the cannabis industry in cannabis retail, if that helps. I just want to know if I have any right to tell him he can't legally do that.
thanks.