Dutch court rules that being forced to keep a webcam on while working is illegal
A court in the Netherlands has ruled that a US company violated a Dutch worker's human rights by forcing him to keep his webcam on during work hours,has reported. Hired by Florida telemarketing firm Chetu, the employee was terminated for refusing to be monitored"for nine hours per day" by a program that streamed his webcam and shared his screens.
The company said it fired the worker for"refusal to work" and"insubordination." However, the employee stated that he"didn't feel comfortable" being monitored all day."This is an invasion of my privacy and makes me feel really uncomfortable.
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