U.S. software development company Chetu has fired an employee who refused to turn on the camera at work, with a Dutch court fined 75,000 euros for wrongful dismissal. The employee, who started working for Chetu in January 2019, was required to take part in a virtual training program called the Corrective Action Program after about a year and a half, with screen sharing and webcams turned on at all times. Two days later, he said that he felt very uncomfortable being watched by the camera 9 hours a day, so he turned off the camera, saying that screen sharing was enough. He was fired immediately. He filed a lawsuit weeks later, arguing that no reason was given to justify the immediate dismissal. The court ordered Chetu to pay him more than 2,700 euros in unpaid wages, 8,375 euros in wrongful dismissal, 9,500 euros in transition assistance, and 50,000 euros in additional compensation.
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