A woman whose boss used to eavesdrop on her phone conversations with clients has won €10,000 in compensation after she was sacked illegally five years ago.
An industrial tribunal heard how the firm’s managing director also installed monitoring software to see if she accessed Gmail and Facebook.
He continually victimized her and expected her to obey his orders unquestioningly, because, as he said, “I’m the boss!”
The MD regularly changed the password of her work e-mail and often called clients behind her back. He would turn up at meetings with them after listening in on her conversations, the labour tribunal heard. more sing-a-long