Jeremy was fired for refusing fingerprinting at work. His case led to an 'extraordinary' unfair dismissal ruling.

This is great news, but it is sad that it is news.

IDK about your side of the world, but in mine, and as far as movies and literature tells about their situation in the west, until very recently the power the employers had over their employees was quite absurd. It appears to me that the concept that the employee is actually selling something to the employer is only recently being discovered by the masses.

Companies still have too much power though. The extent of NDAs, the protection over company secrets, and the general unfairness of financial burden when suing someone in some developed countries are some of the sad things, which also include intrusive behaviour like in the article. Also, the divide, both financial and social, between the owners and workers is sad. It is detrimental to our society that "owning things" is a job, and a lucrative one. More worker owned places please!