EU WORKPLACE PRIVACY REPORT

BY KEITH NUTHALLBRITAIN'S decision to use non-binding guidelines for advising employers and employees on their respective rights regarding the workplace monitoring and privacy of e mails and Internet use has been criticised by a report by a specialist European Union employment affairs body.The European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) has called for "clear regulation at European level" by surveying and comparing the differences in existing European and national law on workplace computer privacy.It has also highlighted criticism of Britain's mixed system - ...


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