B.C. firefighters fired after spy camera catches them having sex in chief's office

CBC News ^ | Nov 30, 2018 | Jason Proctor

[george76]

Union argues hidden camera footage of employees caught having sex was invasion of privacy.

Vernon, B.C., fire Chief David Lind installed a hidden camera to catch employees rifling through his drawers.

He didn't expect to see them going through each other's.

Now, eight months after being fired for having sexual relations on duty in the chief's office, two firefighters are fighting to get back their jobs — not to mention their dignity.

In a ruling last month, an arbitration panel found that the City of Vernon could use video footage of the pair having sex as part of the evidence it relies on to justify their dismissal.

It's a case that pits an employee's right to privacy against the specific types of circumstances in which an employer can use surveillance cameras to spy on workers.

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The names of the two firefighters whose passion sparked the fire hall furor were withheld from the decision.

[fieldmarshaldj]

[Don Corleone]

What was that old mantra,”If it feels good, do it?”

[teeman8r]

and i thought all the hollywood love scenes in every police show and fire fighter program and hospital show and living dead program, was blown out of proportion... i guess i was mistaken... sex happens.

[csvset]

The names of the two firefighters whose passion sparked the fire hall furor were withheld from the decision

Nowadays one can’t be too sure it was a m/f interaction. The employees have no case imho.

[HangnJudge]

Boinking in the bosses office
Not a smart move

[himno hero]

Unit cohesion?

[csvset]

Hose drills?

[himno hero]

But did they put the fire out???

[Red Badger]

Were they male-female?

Or ‘other’?..................

[SamAdams76]

Put men and women together and this is bound to happen.

Been a problem since Adam and Eve.

[JudyinCanada]

They should be fired for not being able to put out their own fire rather than let it burn out of control.

[farming pharmer]

Nowadays one can’t be too sure it was a m/f interaction.

Especially in Canada.

[Red Badger]

A place where I used to work, a couple would meet at the ‘chemical shed’ out back where we kept flammables stored.

It happened every day at about the same time.................

[Red Badger]

Well, one had a fire and the other used his hose to put it out, so that wouldn’t work...................

[libh8er]

Lighting their own 🔥 when they are supposed to put out fires.

[EnglishOnly]

They should be FIRED!

Work is Work. Home is home. End of Story.

[NativeSon]

If it were two “dudes”, they’d of received huge payoffs and would be co-fire chiefs.

[gaijin]

If the perps were minorities, this would not have become a story.

[ronniesgal]

homos?