Protection of workers' personal data

This volume provides guidance on the protection of workers' personal data, covering general principles and specific provisions regarding data collection, security, storage, use and communication.

This code should be useful for the development of legislation, regulations, collective agreements, work rules, policies and practical measures at enterprise level.

Employers collect personal data on job applicants and workers for a number of purposes, and new ways of collecting and processing such data entail some new risks for workers.

While various national laws and international standards have established binding procedures for processing personal data, there is a need to develop data protection provisions which specifically address workers' personal data in order to safeguard the dignity of workers, protect their privacy and guarantee their fundamental right to determine who may use which data for what purposes and under what conditions.