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In Part 3 of our series, we’ll look at the standard of proof, the conduct of interviews, how each country aims to protect confidentiality and whistleblowers, and privacy....more
The year 2024 witnessed various changes in employment law in the People's Republic of China. This article summarizes the key developments from the past year and offers an outlook on the changes we have seen and further...more
Der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) hat festgestellt, dass Kollektivvereinbarungen (wie bspw. Betriebsvereinbarungen) nur dann eine rechtliche Grundlage für die Verarbeitung von Beschäftigtendaten darstellen können, wenn sie...more
Spätestens seit der Corona-Pandemie erfreut sich das Home-Office großer Beliebtheit: Rund ein Viertel aller Erwerbstätigen in Deutschland arbeitet zumindest teilweise aus dem Home-Office. Doch während das mobile Arbeiten...more
Für viele gehören KI-Tools wie Copilot und ChatGPT bereits heute zum Alltag. Die EU KI-Verordnung (KIVO) wird gerade deshalb erhebliche Auswirkungen auf viele Unternehmen haben, insbesondere im Beschäftigungskontext. Diese...more
If employers and works councils agree on ‘more specific rules’ in a works agreement regarding the processing of employees’ personal data in the employment context (Art. 88 (1) GDPR), these must take into account the general...more
As we close out 2024 and look ahead to 2025, one thing is clear: this has been a year like no other. From a groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling to a pivotal election result that will usher in a new administration, employers...more
Global employers are preparing for changes to the labor and employment landscape in 2025, including evolving employee expectations about the role of work in their lives, increasing regulation, growing use of generative AI,...more
In October 2024, a new draft for a German Employee Data Act (Beschäftigtendatengesetz) was published. The draft aims on a comprehensive regulation of the processing of employee data prior, during, and after the termination of...more
LAG Düsseldorf: Hintergrund-Recherchen über Bewerber als Teil des üblichen Bewerbungsprozesses? Wie es in dem Zusammenhang zu einem Schadensersatzanspruch kommen kann. Ein Arbeitgeber muss einem Bewerber 1.000 EUR als...more
Private Nutzung von Internet und E-Mail am Arbeitsplatz: Endlich mehr Sicherheit für Arbeitgeber? Nach bisheriger Auffassung der deutschen Datenschutzbehörden ist der Arbeitgeber bei gestatteter Privatnutzung von...more
Warum ist das relevant? Bei Verstößen gegen das Datenschutzrecht drohen Unternehmen insbesondere zwei Konsequenzen: Maßnahmen der Datenschutzaufsichtsbehörden inkl. möglicher DSGVO-Geldbußen nach Art. 83 DSGVO sowie...more
Die europäischen Datenschutzbehörden haben eine koordinierte Prüfaktion mit Fokus auf das Auskunftsrecht gem. Art. 15 DSGVO gestartet. Dabei handelt es sich um eines der in der Praxis bedeutsamsten Datenschutzrechte, gerade...more
The Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) in effect since 2020 is starting to show its effects in the litigation landscape. Although the Brazilian National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has been fairly active since it...more
Warum ist das relevant? Die bisherige deutsche Rechtslage ging davon aus, dass die bloße Feststellung eines Datenschutzverstoßes durch ein Unternehmen für die Verhängung einer Geldbuße nicht ausreichend war. Vielmehr musste...more
We all know that things move quickly in the world of data, and so to celebrate Data Protection Day 2024 (or Data Privacy Day 2024 in North America), we’ve selected ten key themes we think will have the most impact in the year...more
When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more
Following on the heels of the launch of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) this summer, the U.S. Department of Commerce has extended the DPF to cover transfers of personal data from the United Kingdom (UK) (and...more
France’s highest court has intervened in a case involving an employee dismissed based on the geolocation information of his work vehicle. ...more
The Brazil Data Protection Agency (“ANPD”) on August 15, 2023 released a draft of the International Transfer of Personal Data Regulation (“Regulation Draft”) and the standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) for public comment....more
Earlier this year, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) revised its guideline, Privacy in the Workplace, which addresses employee rights and workplace obligations with respect to employee personal...more
The annual Smart Fabrics Summit was held again this year at the Wilson College of Textiles of North Carolina State University, sponsored by the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA, formerly the Industrial Fabrics Association...more
After six years of the UK political agenda being dominated by Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, and significant political upheaval, the UK has returned to more normality and, with that, some significant expected employment law...more
Belgium has spent much of the last 12 months without a government following gridlock in coalition negotiations after the general election in May 2019. As such, there has not been any new legislation covering employment law....more
With less than a year remaining before Brazil's General Data Protection Law (referred to as the LGPD) takes effect, HR professionals should start preparing. Originally Published in of SHRM - January 2020....more