Man at centre of HR firm ‘spying’ row gets injunction against agents allegedly following him

Keith O'Brien

Tim Healy

The man at the centre of the "spying" row between two HR giants has been granted a High Court order restraining suspected hired agents from following and harassing him and members of his family.

Keith O'Brien was formerly a payroll manager with Rippling, a US-headquartered multibillion-dollar HR software provider, until it was discovered he was passing the company's trade secrets to rival Deel Inc which is also a US-headquartered multibillion-dollar firm.