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Employee monitoring: New guidance on when covert surveillance breaches privacy
The European Court of Human Rights has set out how to assess whether a covert investigation into suspected misconduct is proportionate. Christopher Hitchins and Emma Phillpot report ‘In practice, it’s key to notify employees of any potential monitoring, perhaps via an employee privacy policy or contract of employment.’ Article 8(1) of the European Convention on …
Cases Referenced
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- Bărbulescu v Romania [2017] ECHR 742
- Köpke v Germany [2010] ECHR 1725
- Lopez-Ribalda v Spain [2019] ECHR 752