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ITALY: Employment Update - Monitoring employees electronically:'less is more'

8 March 2017

Monitoring programmes must be well defined and clearly explained to employees: essential elements in light of recent decisions by the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali).

In its 17 February 2017 Newsletter, the Italian Data Protection Authority clearly explained the essential requirements that, in light of the new amendments to Article 4 of the Worker Statute, the employer must follow if it wishes to use the information it collects electronically in the context of the employment relationship: the monitoring means must be carefully chosen and appropriate disclosure must be given to employees and in the company policies.

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