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Firms that force remote staff to keep their webcams turned on during working hours could be breaching human rights laws, according to a legal ruling in Europe.
As reported by Metro, an American software company has come under fire after sacked a Dutch employee, who was working remotely, after they refused to keep their webcam on for the duration of their eight-hour working day.
The Florida-based company, Chetu, reportedly wanted to monitor the worker at all times via his webcam during a virtual training program, and also required the employee to share his laptop screen. When he refused, the company fired him for ‘insubordination’ and ‘refusal to work’. According to Metro, the employee said he was uncomfortable and felt it was an invasion of his privacy.
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