Privacy

Is alcohol testing in the workplace legal? Are employers allowed to monitor emails as part of a fraud investigation? Is it allowed to share annual assessment reports with the US head office?

Employment law and privacy form a delicate balancing act. Workplace privacy should be on the employer's mind from day one. But that's far from a simple exercise. The collection of personal data is on the increase and rules are becoming ever more complex while surrendering transparency. The introduction of the GDPR - and the associated hefty fines - has only heightened the need for a critical look at the privacy aspects of employment law.

Employment law and privacy form a delicate balancing act

AKD's lawyers specialise in employment law as well as privacy law.

Their ability to find solutions that actually work is unrivalled. In addition to providing advice on the questions posed above, they will give answers to other issues as well.

Such issues include the retention periods of personnel files, drafting a framework for sharing personal data within international groups of companies (such as Binding Corporate Rules) and the provision of legal assistance for companies introducing employee-tracking IT systems (such as GPS trackers in company cars or working time registration).