Thefts and thefts in supermarkets are unpleasant scenes to witness, especially by the staff in charge of the boxeswhich may have traumatic experiences in it.
The German supermarket chain Lidl has decided to take the violence against its workers, as well as theft in its stores, very seriously and has done so with a drastic measure.
According to the newspaper Daily Expressthis will involve incorporating body cameras on its employees which, in the opinion of the supermarkets, should improve the protection of these workers (and further worsen the right to privacy of their clientele).
In this way, British supermarkets will be the first in adopting this type of security measure within the German company, a measure that distribution chains such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Co-op already offer their employees.
a thousand stores
For now, the measure will affect the thousand stores that the chain has in United Kingdomand at the moment there is no known decision regarding another country, so Spanish workers and clientele will continue, until further notice, as they were.
It is in the British country where he will invest more than two million of pounds from the end of November on this type of security measures.
The British newspaper assures that this delivery of cameras to the workers of its 960 stores in the country will be incorporated in training to guarantee correct use of the devices, especially in the field of privacy of each employee.
The forecast is that the measure will have reached all stores by the middle of next year; that is, around the spring 2024 They should already have this solution implemented.
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The chain’s executive director in the United Kingdom, Ryan McDonnel, assures that retail crime affects the entire industryalthough it emphasizes that its stores are safe environments.
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