Subjecting workers to webcam monitoring violates privacy, Dutch court rules

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A Florida-headquartered company has been ordered to pay about 75,000 (around $73,000) in compensation and other fees after firing a Netherlands-based remote worker who refused to keep their webcam on all day, NL Times reports. The company, Chetu, said the unnamed employee was required to attend a virtual classroom with their webcam turned on for the entire day and their screen remotely monitored.

But when the employee refused, saying that leaving their webcam on for 9 hours a day" made them feel uncomfortable and was an invasion of their privacy, the company dismissed them, citing refusal to work" and insubordination."

The court ruled that the reasons for dismissal were not valid

In a decision published last week, the court ruled...

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