Australia is home to more than a million surveillance cameras.
Video surveillance in public spaces, shops, eateries and residential perimeters is widely accepted as a way to promote public safety.
But what about surveillance inside classrooms, staffrooms and kindergartens?
What rights do education staff have regarding workplace monitoring?
Reflecting broader societal trends, the prevalence of surveillance cameras in schools and early childhood education centres is increasing.
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Members are reminded to contact our union first when subject to allegations of wrongdoing in the workplace.
IEU-QNT Industrial Officer Mark Moorhead said facing allegations of wrongdoing can be distressing, but our union has experience supporting members through these situations.