Woman on hidden camera drinking Coke gets €15,000

AN employee of Dunnes Stores, caught on a hidden camera drinking a bottle of Diet Coke in a stockroom, has been awarded €15,000 for unfair dismissal.

Check-out operator Ann McCollum was also confronted by a regional security manager and accused of munching Pringles during a work break, an Employment Appeals Tribunal heard.

The retail giant installed a covert camera after mineral and chocolate stock losses came to light at its Clonmel store in October 2001.