Réglementaire Italy: employees must have access to all their personal data National legislation In a case brought by an employee after having been laid-off, the ‘Garante per la protezione dei dati personali’ (GPDP), the Italian data protection authority, has ruled that employees are entitled to full access to their files, including, in this specific case, the information that was contained in the report by a detective agency that had been commissioned to investigate the employee.
Réglementaire India: a more flexible data protection law than Europe’s GDPR National legislation India's Personal Data Protection Act provides for certain situations where it is not mandatory to have secured an individual’s explicit consent before using that person’s personal data. While this means the administrative burden on businesses may be lighter, it also points to the need for their careful consideration before processing people’s personal data.
Poland: a legally binding opinion on types of employee data treatment that has to undergo an impact evaluation National legislation In a legally binding opinion that was published in the Official Journal on 07 July 2019, the National Office for Private Data Protection (UODO) details the types data treatment that will now be subject to an impact evaluation, or risk hefty fines. Several types of data treatment related to employment contracts are impacted.
Free Poland: employers do not have the right to use alcootests to monitor alcohol intake levels National legislation Following a series of GDPR-related modifications to the Labor Code, Poland’s National Data Protection Council had to deal with a barrage of questions on whether employers could use alcootests on its employees.…