The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has just published guidelines on the protection of personal data in the event of employee monitoring, to help employers comply with the law. It is based on concrete examples and good practice.
Employers may set up a surveillance system to monitor the quality of employees’ work but also to protect their health and safety, in particular by using technology (such as camera surveillance, including wearable cameras for security purposes, as well as access control, monitoring internet activity and computer keystrokes). In this case, the ICO explains how to carry out monitoring in a lawful and fair manner, in other words to monitor workers in ways “they would reasonably expect and not...
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Nathalie Tran
Editor-in-Chief Mind HR