Woman Wins Lawsuit After Company Forced Her to Use a Webcam During Remote Work

Remote worker with anxiety wins discrimination case after employer refused to let her turn off her camera

A UK employment tribunal has ruled that forcing a remote worker with anxiety, ADHD, and autism to turn on her camera during a video training session amounted to disability discrimination. Laura Tait, a home-based travel consultant at Holiday Extras, was awarded compensation after the Croydon tribunal found the company failed to make reasonable adjustments for […] This story continues at The Next Web

Woman Wins Lawsuit After Company Forced Her to Use a Webcam During Remote Work

An anxious travel consultant working from home for a British travel company successfully sued the company for discrimination after it made her turn on her camera during meetings.

She didn’t want to appear on camera at work. The reason became a legal battle

A British remote worker has won a disability discrimination claim after an employment tribunal ruled her former employer failed to make reasonable adjustments for her anxiety, including allowing her to keep her camera off during virtual meetings, The Globe reported.

Remote employee wins lawsuit after company forces her to turn on camera for video call

A remote employee won a disability discrimination case after a tribunal found her employer failed to make reasonable workplace adjustments.

Forcing staff to be on camera for calls is discrimination, tribunal rules

Not letting workers join Zoom or Teams calls with their camera off can be disability discrimination, a UK employment tribunal has found. Some workers can be...

Anxious worker wins disability discrimination case over cameras-on video call

Travel consultant Laura Tait said the directive made her feel ‘overwhelmed’