Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

CTOnews.com, October 10 (Xinhua) according to the Dutch Times (NLtimes), a Dutch court ruled that an American company violated the human rights of a Dutch worker, forcing him to keep the camera on during working hours.

The employee, employed by Chetu, a telemarketing company in Florida, was fired for refusing to be monitored "nine hours a day", which uploaded his camera footage to the company via the Internet.

Chetu said the employee was fired for "refusing to work" and "disobeying orders." However, the employee said he felt "uncomfortable" being watched all day. "it invaded my privacy and made me feel very uncomfortable, so I didn't turn on the camera," he was quoted as saying in court documents. "

The verdict pointed out: "in the Netherlands, tracking by camera eight hours a day is not commensurate and is not allowed." The judgment added that it also violated article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. CTOnews.com learned that the court ruled that Chetu unfairly dismissed the employee and had to pay a fine of 50000 euros (about 348000 yuan), as well as unpaid wages, legal costs and unused holidays, and ordered him to lift the non-compete clause.

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