A WOMAN who claims her boss bombarded her with love notes and watched her at work via a CCTV camera has been awarded é16,500 compensation.

Heather Harrop, 42, from Stockport, Cheshire, said she was forced to leave her job after she attracted the un-wanted attention of Michael Richardson, 66.

Mrs Harrop, who worked as a production assistant at Analytical Technology International, based in Macclesfield, said her ordeal began in 2003.

The married mother-of-one revealed how her boss left post-it notes on her desk telling her of his feelings and left flowers and a teddy bear on her home doorstep.

In January last year she discovered a CCTV camera trained on her desk, linked to a camera in Mr Richardson's office.

Mrs Harrop said: "It was horrible and creepy, I felt constantly at edge in the workplace. I even felt threatened in my home."

Mrs Harrop resigned and claimed sex discrimination and constructive dismissal, with the backing of her union Amicus. The case was was settled out of court.

Amicus regional officer Lawrence Chapell-Gill said: "It's one of the worst examples of a boss's behaviour."

Mr Richardson was unavailable for comment.