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Međunarodni standardi u oblasti zaštite prava na privatnost zaposlenih
International Standards On The Protection Of Employees' Rights To Privacy

Author(s): Ivan Barun
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Универзитет у Нишу
Keywords: privacy; employees; personal data; supervision; employment

Summary/Abstract: The author addresses the issues and challenges related to the protection of employees' rights to privacy in the modern information society. The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the workplace facilitates the collection, storage and processing of employees and job applicants' personal data, thus contributing to business efficiency, but it also facilitates various violations of privacy of employees and employers alike. In this article, the author analyzes some aspects of employees' right to privacy as envisaged in the international law instruments. The analysis is aimed at examining the methods and instruments for the collection and protection of personal data, as well as the procedure in case of any violation of privacy rights. In that context, the author particularly focuses on the issues pertaining to the supervision of employees' business correspondence, video surveillance in the workplace, monitoring employees through performance tests, etc. The author believes that prospective solutions in the legislation of the Republic of Serbia may be based on and perceived through the most important international sources in the field of protecting employees' privacy rights.

  • Issue Year: 11/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 121-133
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English