Privacy at work

Information on data protection in the workplace, employee monitoring, surveillance and employee duties of confidentiality.

Austria :: Retention of employee records

Even though the Austrian Standard and Model Decree 2004 has expired upon the introduction of the GDPR, the maximum retention periods it provides are still considered best practice and largely remain in use in the country …

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Austria :: Social media and data protection

There is no specific law on the use of online information by employers, however, the Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz – DSG) and Section 16 of the General Civil Code (Allgemeines Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch– ABGB) apply, alongside the duty of care of the employer to protect the employee against monitoring and selective searching on social networking sites …

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Austria :: Employee confidentiality

Every employee has a statutory duty to respect the confidentiality of data about their employer’s business and ‘trade secrets’ …

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Austria :: Email and workplace monitoring

The monitoring of employee email, internet and telephone use and CCTV is governed by the ArbVG and DSG …

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Austria :: Data protection

◉ The EU’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) These replaced the former Data Protection Directive (1995) in May 2018, after a two-year transition period …

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