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My wife, newly hired, was asked to un-blur her camera during a routine meeting to confirm her I9 information. This seems like a violation to me? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by shalafi@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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She had interviewed and met both remotely and in person, this guy was merely an HR drone confirming her documentation. I was a little bent when she told me he had asked her to remove her blur filter "to have a look at her working environment, make sure it's not cluttered" (something along those lines). No one else at this company requested such. Was he way out of line?

I should note, this is my PC in our living room and not where she will be working from. And this guy wants a look around our home?! Told my wife to bring this up once she's settled in, ask HR if this is policy. She started today!

She thinks it's a racism thing. I'm not so sure, but I don't have any other explanation.

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[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Is this the US? Because iirc there's some workplace injury stuff in some EU countries, where the company might be liable and so they might need to advise you to do certain things to prevent injury if you work remotely.

Not trying to take the wind out of your sails, just making ppl aware.

[–] Unleaded8163@fedia.io 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Same thing in Canada. When we transitioned to fully remote we had to ensure that our workspace is safe.

[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It's actually a really nice thing to know that (a) your country makes sure you get into less accidents and (b) that your company usually pays for any workplace accidents, even if it's remote.

I work remotely at a company in the EU where they actually host seminars about posture and stuff because it's better for them than dealing with workplace injury from bad posture.

[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

... except they ask you for a photo in the other direction, showing your chair and desk and keyboard. And not by surprise, just "send us a picture sometime for the audit."

[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Idk, every company is different and so is every country.

But let me also make clear, I'm not arguing this isn't odd. Just some things to rule out before going mayhem.

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago

I've had similar language in employment agreements in the US and in Japan, framed around safety and insurance compliance. I never had to send an actual picture, but I'm pretty sure they said they reserved the right to ask for one.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

US, yes. But the worker's comp code for this position would be "clerical". Nothing is rated safer by the comp insurance companies. Having worked for an employee leasing firm, I never heard of any sorts of safety requirements beyond normal office stuff. Fire extinguishers and first-aid kits, and that's only for a shared office environment.