Canada - There is an extremely fine line between what might be considered voyeurism and employee surveillance as Cornerstone Properties learned. It also learned that a high price can be exacted if an employer installs a secret camera to monitor its employees.
Colleen Colwell, commercial manager, had been working for the company for more than seven years, when she learned a secret camera had been installed in the ceiling of her office almost a year earlier by her boss, Trent Krauel, Cornerstone's vice-president in finance.
Colwell resigned and sued both Cornerstone and Krauel for constructive dismissal. Justice David Little found for Colwell. (more)
