Asda Spied on Female Employee Who Injured Her Back at Work

[teaboy2]

Heres a link to the article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...=feeds-newsxml

I find it disgusting that an employer can do this, and i also believe it is a clear breach of article 8 of the human rights act 1998 (right to privacy) not to mention a breach of her employment rights. Why did they not go down the route of occupational health and why refuse her lighter duties such as working the till?

[leclerc]

Re: Asda Spied on Female Employee Who Injured Her Back at Work

I'm not sure that working on a till, considering the nature of her back injury would be considered "light duties". I think we assume that there is no stress on the back when you work a till but that is not the case. I thought that the fact she paid back £6k that she had had in benefits was very good.

[CleverClogs]

Re: Asda Spied on Female Employee Who Injured Her Back at Work

Heres a link to the article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...=feeds-newsxml

I find it disgusting that an employer can do this, and i also believe it is a clear breach of article 8 of the human rights act 1998 (right to privacy) not to mention a breach of her employment rights. Why did they not go down the route of occupational health and why refuse her lighter duties such as working the till?

That's because Asda was originally based in Yorkshire and is now owned by Walmart (link) uke:

[strangewayofsavin]

Re: Asda Spied on Female Employee Who Injured Her Back at Work

I find it disgusting that an employer can do this, and i also believe it is a clear breach of article 8 of the human rights act 1998

Firstly I agree with the rest of your statement, and clearly Asda were in the wrong, but breach of the Human rights act? not sure, there are so many false/fake claims nowdays, do we stop companies or employers trying to prove claims are false/fake?
An accussed party have the right to defend themselves, and gaining evidence is a natural process, had they planted a camera in her property, or intercepted her mail/phone calls then yes.
But the process used by Asda is the same as the Government or Insurance companies, local authorities use to prove bogus claims.
In this instance Justice was served.
As for Breach of the employment rights act, I agree, all employers have a duty of care, and clearly Mrs Heslop was treated appallingly.