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Employee Privacy in the Context of EU Regulation n. 2016/679: Some Comparative Remarks

Fusco, Federico LU orcid (2020) p.111-136
Abstract
The author investigates the topic of the employee’s privacy in relation with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Reg. 2016/679) and the recent case law of the European Court of Human Rights, focusing on the major issues that stem from the exercise of the employer’s power of control. The Italian, Spanish and Swedish legal frameworks are studied in a comparative dimension, which highlights the diverse normative options adopted to regulate the most common issues such as the resort to camera surveillance in the workplace or the power to control the content of the employee’s computer. Finally, the A. deepens the topic of the usability in labor proceedings of evidences obtained by the employer in violation of the GDPR.
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published
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keywords
labor law, privacy, GDPR
host publication
Performance Appraisal in Modern Employment Relations. An Interdisciplinary Approach
editor
Addabbo, Tindara ; Ales, Edoardo ; Curzi, Ylenia ; Fabbri, Tommaso ; Rymkevich, Olga and Senatori, Iacopo
pages
111 - 136
publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN
978-3-030-26537-3
language
English
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yes
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8ac2eef1-d825-415a-a11f-92d9a3e20061
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2018-08-30 11:51:42
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  author       = {{Fusco, Federico}},
  booktitle    = {{Performance Appraisal in Modern Employment Relations.  An Interdisciplinary Approach}},
  editor       = {{Addabbo, Tindara and Ales, Edoardo and Curzi, Ylenia and Fabbri, Tommaso and Rymkevich, Olga and Senatori, Iacopo}},
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  title        = {{Employee Privacy in the Context of EU Regulation n. 2016/679: Some Comparative Remarks}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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