In this case, an employee sent a letter to the human resources department requesting the removal of a union leaflet about her that had been posted on a union notice board.
However, the employer forwarded the letter to the relevant union without concealing the employee’s personal address. The union then posted the letter.
The employee took the matter to court, seeking damages and arguing that the disclosure of her address constituted an invasion of her privacy.
However, the Court of Appeal dismissed her claim. In its view, the employee was merely repeating a request already made to the union, and the letter did not contain any information relating to her private life.
However, the Court of Cassation overturned this decision. It ruled that disclosing an employee’s personal address without their consent constitutes an invasion of privacy, even if the letter’s content does not contain private information.
