Dutch employee fired by U.S. firm for shutting off webcam awarded €75K in court
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Re: Dutch employee fired by U.S. firm for shutting off webcam awarded €75K in court
#2"insubordination"
wtf, was this a job or a prison camp?
Re: Dutch employee fired by U.S. firm for shutting off webcam awarded €75K in court
#3>there was no urgent reason given to justify the immediate dismissal given.” He alleged that the termination was disproportionate
Damn sweet. I wish we had such great employee protection laws in Austria, where the company/employer can terminate your employment relationship without any reason at all.
>Less than a week after the plaintiff was fired, the Rijswijk branch of Chetu Inc. was deregistered from the Chamber of Commerce and shut down on 2 September, records show
So the company knew they were in the wrong for firing him and immediately shut down their Dutch operations to avoid the lawsuit.
Re: Dutch employee fired by U.S. firm for shutting off webcam awarded €75K in court
#4> Less than a week after the plaintiff was fired, the Rijswijk branch of Chetu Inc. was deregistered from the Chamber of Commerce and shut down on 2 September, records show.
So, it's a fair assumption that no organisation in the Netherlands is going to pay out as a result of this.
What are the chances of the employee being able to enforce this judgment in a Florida court?
Re: Dutch employee fired by U.S. firm for shutting off webcam awarded €75K in court
#5"insubordination" wtf, was this a job or a prison camp?
Judging by their webpage they seem like a classic body shop making a living on selling cheaper EU devs to US firms.
Re: Dutch employee fired by U.S. firm for shutting off webcam awarded €75K in court
#6Home is not owned by employer. So for this type of surveillance employer should get consent from all inhabitants.
Re: Dutch employee fired by U.S. firm for shutting off webcam awarded €75K in court
#7"insubordination" wtf, was this a job or a prison camp?
I think it’s a bad translation, the actual Dutch word being used is “ongehoorzaamheid”, which means something like “not following the rules”.
I will say that it’s typically used in the context of raising children for example, but it’s definitely acceptable to use this word in Dutch in this context.
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#8“worker had been present in the office being observed by management”
And yet there are people who prefer working on site and “being observed by management”.
Re: Dutch employee fired by U.S. firm for shutting off webcam awarded €75K in court
#9"insubordination" wtf, was this a job or a prison camp?
I think it’s a bad translation, the actual Dutch word being used is “ongehoorzaamheid”, which means something like “not following the rules”. I will say that it’s typically used in the context of raising children for example, but it’s definitely acceptable to use this word in Dutch in this context.
Then it is a correct translation, as that is what insubordination means.
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#10"insubordination" wtf, was this a job or a prison camp?
I think it’s a bad translation, the actual Dutch word being used is “ongehoorzaamheid”, which means something like “not following the rules”. I will say that it’s typically used in the context of raising children for example, but it’s definitely acceptable to use this word in Dutch in this context.
"ongehoorzaamheid" means disobedience. Even in the context of raising children it seems pretty unfashionable nowadays. It has the air of authoritarianism that in my experience modern Dutch parents try to avoid. I wouldn't consider it acceptable in the context of employment relationships (except perhaps in military positions).