Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides new rights to data subjects and new obligations to controllers responsible for managing personal data. These changes have a direct and significant impact on the employer-employee relationship. Employers have the right to supervise how employees perform their assigned tasks and to make a constant assessment of the risks that may endanger the reputation of the organization. Employers also have an obligation to prevent inappropriate behaviour towards clients and fellow employees, unfair competition and illegal activities.
In the context of exercising rights and fulfilling the above obligations, employers use various measures, such as video surveillance of employees, geolocation, monitoring of employees’ electronic communications and Internet traffic, social networks, etc. These measures must be taken at all times in strict compliance with the GDPR requirements, so as not to violate the fundamental rights of employees.
During this training, we will discuss and present best practices to maintain the balance between the rights and interests of employees and employers in accordance with GDPR regulations.
Presentors:
Elena Bobu, Managing Associate, TMO Attorneys at Law – KPMG Legal – specialized in Data Protection
Irina Stănică, Managing Associate, TMO Attorneys at Law – KPMG Legal – specialized in Labor Law.
Agenda:
09:00 – 09:30 Registration and welcome coffee
09:30 – 09:45 Openning remarks
Mădălina Racovitan, Partner, People Services, KPMG
Laura Toncescu, Partner, TMO Attorneys at Law, KPMG Legal
09:45 – 10:15 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – General Overview
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:45 Employee Rights for Data Protection at the Workplace
We will discuss the following topics of interest:
The proper legal basis for processing employee data
Monitoring the electronic communications of employees
ECHR case Barbulescu vs. Romania – practical implications
Use of employer’s devices and monitoring of employees’ location by means of geolocation applications.
11:45 – 12:10 The Draft Legislation on Tele-working
12:10 – 12:30 How far can I go with the monitoring of the work of employees in teleworking?
KPMG Legal Services on Implementing GDPR Requirements in Working Relationships
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch and Networking