Retail chains like TJX, the parent company of TJ Maxx and Marshalls, are equipping some store employees with body cameras to deter shoplifting and improve safety. This is part of a growing trend in the retail industry, as stores respond to an increase in organized retail theft and violence against workers. However, some criminologists and worker advocates argue that body cameras are unlikely to be an effective deterrent and that retailers should focus on improving training, staffing, and other safety measures instead. There are also concerns that the body camera footage could be misused, such as to monitor and discourage union organizing. Overall, the implementation of body cameras in retail is a complex issue with pros and cons that retailers will need to carefully consider.
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100% it’s really for anti-union bullshit because who the fuck is stealing in full view of an employee where the employees having body cams would make a lick of difference?
Or is it meant to deter the employees from stealing? 🤔
Most likely it is there to blame the employee for not being busy enough or not doing everything perfectly with a customer.
They have a big issue with internal shrink.
In other words, they have a systemic issue is where the threat of prosecution isn’t enough to deter employees from supplementing income with theft.
I wonder what kind of conditions led to that.
Guess they need to be lobbying for a better social safety net and perhaps higher minimum wage laws