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http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/caernarfon-benefits-bosses-questioned-employees-10724270 Barrie Caulcutt and his daughter Catrin at the Jessie J concert at Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay in July 2014 with Barrie's sister-in-law Ann Parry (centre) Barrie Caulcutt, 53, told a tribunal his employers had looked at photos of him and his disabled daughter at pop concerts - but the DWP denied they'd been 'snooping' A disabled man who works for the Department for Work and Pensions discovered his bosses had been snooping on him online and questioning his disability, a tribunal heard. Barrie Caulcutt, 53, said he learned his employers had taken photos of him and his also disabled daughter at Tom Jones and Jessie J concerts in Colwyn Bay from his Facebook page. He told the tribunal into his claim for disability discrimination: “They have been looking at mine and my wife’s Facebook. I was at the concert as a carer for my disabled daughter on a special platform for wheelchairs. “I found out they had been looking when they said in the (tribunal) notes ‘he is complaining about his disability, yet he attends a pop concert’.” Mr Caulcutt, of Y Glyn, Caernarfon , told the Llangefni hearing he was now too scared to put anything on Facebook. He claimed his bosses “hadn’t believed the severity of my disability”, which includes anxiety, asthma and eczema, and that looking at his Facebook page put his bosses in breach of Article 8 of the Human Rights Act which guarantees people a right to a private life. A barrister for the DWP denied there had been any “snooping”. David Tinkler said when Mr Caulcutt’s photos were posted on Facebook it was a concern to them he was “in such a heavily populated environment being squeezed and squashed”. Disabled social worker 'made to feel like Little Britain character' by boss In March 2014 Mr Caulcutt had asked to be excused from a training seminar in Caernarfon because the fact it was being held in a small room made him anxious. He ended up having an asthma attack and had to be rushed to hospital. PCS union representative Peter Doughty said “he could have died”. Mr Doughty said Mr Caulcutt had worked in Caernarfon with “reasonable adjustments” in place to help with his disabilities but 18 months ago had been “pressurised” to move to Parc Menai, Bangor . He argued the DWP could have found other work for him but “he was pushed into a job that made him ill”. Wrexham eviction battle man Barry Phillips told brain cancer is inoperable After returning to work, Mr Caulcutt said his life was made intolerable. He claimed a manager had referred to him as a whinger, while another had said she was sick of his concerns. In another email, one boss had said his grievance was “absolute bloody nonsense”. The tribunal continues.