The employer's remote control and respect for the employee's right to privacy (again) in the spotlight of the ECJ: Gramaxo v. Portugal

The balance between the workers’ right to privacy and the employer’s legitimate interest in exercising remote control by means of Gps tracking was submitted to the European Court of Human Rights in the case Gramaxo c. Portugal. Taking into account the Court’s previous judicial decision as a starting...

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Main Author: Arianna Abbasciano
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Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2023-07-01
Series:Labour & Law Issues
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Online Access:https://labourlaw.unibo.it/article/view/17457
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description The balance between the workers’ right to privacy and the employer’s legitimate interest in exercising remote control by means of Gps tracking was submitted to the European Court of Human Rights in the case Gramaxo c. Portugal. Taking into account the Court’s previous judicial decision as a starting point, this contribution will analyse the effects on domestic law of the rules on remote control and personal data protection, also with reference to geolocation data, with the aim of highlighting the changing nature of the limits imposed to the employers’ interests by the European Court of Human Rights.
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The employer's remote control and respect for the employee's right to privacy (again) in the spotlight of the ECJ: Gramaxo v. Portugal
Labour & Law Issues
privacy at workplace
remote control
geolocation
balancing test
respect for private life
title The employer's remote control and respect for the employee's right to privacy (again) in the spotlight of the ECJ: Gramaxo v. Portugal
title_full The employer's remote control and respect for the employee's right to privacy (again) in the spotlight of the ECJ: Gramaxo v. Portugal
title_fullStr The employer's remote control and respect for the employee's right to privacy (again) in the spotlight of the ECJ: Gramaxo v. Portugal
title_full_unstemmed The employer's remote control and respect for the employee's right to privacy (again) in the spotlight of the ECJ: Gramaxo v. Portugal
title_short The employer's remote control and respect for the employee's right to privacy (again) in the spotlight of the ECJ: Gramaxo v. Portugal
title_sort employer s remote control and respect for the employee s right to privacy again in the spotlight of the ecj gramaxo v portugal
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remote control
geolocation
balancing test
respect for private life
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