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Privacy at work

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

UAE :: Retention of employee records

United Arab Emirates (DIFC) Article 8(1e) of the Data Protection Law (DIFC Law No …

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UAE :: Privacy

The Labour Code has no provisions that sets out rights and obligations regarding employee privacy and monitoring in the workplace …

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UAE :: Data protection

On a federal level, there is no general data protection law in UAE …

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UAE :: Confidentiality

An employee must keep the industrial or trade secrets of their employer …

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Statistic of the month

There are well over 50 expressions in the English language for dismissal, but they do not all mean the same thing. According to Google trends the most popular currently in use are termination (Singapore), redundancy (UK), the sack (Germany), a firing (USA), retrenchment (South Africa) and excessing (USA). Other interesting expresions are dehire, derecruit, outplace, unassign and career transition. All are designed to make their user more comfortable about a very uncomfortable experience for those laid off.

Privacy at work

UAE :: Retention of employee records

UAE :: Privacy

UAE :: Data protection

UAE :: Confidentiality

Statistic of the month

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