Information Note on the Court’s case-law 218
May 2018
López Ribalda and Others v. Spain (referral) - 1874/13 and 8567/13
Judgment 9.1.2018 [Section III]
Article 8
Article 8-1
Respect for private life
Covert video surveillance of supermarket cashiers by employer: case referred to the Grand Chamber
The applicants worked as supermarket cashiers. In order to investigate economic losses, their employer installed surveillance cameras consisting of both visible, of which the applicants were given notice, and hidden cameras, of which they were not. The applicants were dismissed following video footage showing them stealing items. Before the European Court, the applicants argued, inter alia, that the covert video surveillance ordered by their employer had violated their right to privacy protected by Article 8 of the Convention.
In a judgment of 9 January 2018 (see Info
