“The impact of the GDPR in the field of labor control and the era of innovation”, article by Raúl Rojas and Daniel López, partners of ECIJA, for Actualidad Civil.

Abstract: The processing of data in the workplace is addressed through legislative provisions or collective agreements which establish provisions to ensure the protection of the rights and freedoms with regard to the processing of personal data of workers in the field of labour, in particular for the purpose of recruitment of staff, implementation of the labour contract, including the fulfilment of the obligations established by law or by the collective agreements, management, planning and organization of work, equality and diversity in the workplace, health and safety at work, protection of the property of employees or customers, as well as for the purpose of the exercise and enjoyment, individual or collective, of the rights and benefits related to work, and the effects of the termination of the employment relationship, and that these provisions shall include appropriate and specific measures to preserve the human dignity of the interested parties as well as their legitimate interests and their fundamental rights, paying particular attention to transparency of the processing, to the transfer of personal data within a business group or a group of companies dedicated to a joint economic activity and monitoring systems in the workplace.