Anonymised respondent (a company)

Enquiry has not disclosed the commission of an offence under the dpa and is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the data protection act 2017 (dpa). DPO, 18 August 2022.

Record ID

mu-dpo-2022-0108

Case reference

Decision No 108

Jurisdiction

Mauritius

Regulator

DPO

Type

determination

Date decided

18 August 2022

Respondent type

private

Sector

employment

Violations

Workplace CCTV capturing all acts and movements of employees including intimate adjustments, CCTV footage monitored by a male security officer in a context involving female employees, CCTV footage viewed by unauthorised persons, CCTV footage used in disciplinary proceedings without prior notice or consent, Possible unregistered data controller status for the specific camera

Provisions cited

s.6 Data Protection Act 2017

Outcome

enquiry has not disclosed the commission of an offence under the DPA and is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)

Status

final

Source

Official document ↗

Record verified

17 July 2026

Summary

The complainant, a female employee under disciplinary proceedings, alleged that workplace CCTV captured intimate personal movements, that footage was monitored by a male security officer and viewed by unauthorised persons, and that footage was used in disciplinary action without notice or consent. The respondent's position involved an unrelated dispute about corporate debts and liquidation. The matter was considered for referral to the Police but the complainant ultimately advised ending the matter and no referral was made. The enquiry was closed under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 as no offence was disclosed.

WORKPLACE CCTV · EMPLOYMENT · DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS · CONSENT

Cite this decision

Same respondent

• December 2015 · formal notice (mise en demeure)
• 26 December 2024 · enquiry was closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 42 of the Data Protection Act
• 5 April 2023 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 6 April 2023 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
• 21 June 2022 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
• 25 February 2020 · no breach of the DPA has been established and the enquiry is thus closed
• 24 February 2020 · No breach of the DPA is thus found committed

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