Datatilsynet har vurderet, at der ikke var anledning til at rejse en tilsynssag over for en kommune på baggrund af etablering af et referenceregister.
Referenceregister – ingen bemærkninger
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Ikke nødvendigt at fortælle om en medarbejders lange fingre
Datatilsynet har udtalt alvorlig kritik af en købmand for at have videregivet oplysninger om strafbare forhold til en medarbejders arbejdsgiver uden samtykke.
Er tredje gang lykkens gang?
Usikkerhederne ved overførsel af personoplysninger fra EU-medlemsstater til USA er igen lagt til ro med EU-Kommissionens seneste tilstrækkelighedsafgørelse.
Sikkerhedsvagt med baggrundstjek
Videregivelse af en vagtmedarbejders personoplysninger var nødvendig for at opnå sikkerhedsgodkendelse. At der ikke var givet samtykke, gjorde ikke behandlingen ulovlig.
Information er godt, men fortrolighed er som regel bedre
Datatilsynet udtalte kritik af en arbejdsgiver, der orienterede hele arbejdspladsen om, at en medarbejder var blevet afskediget på grund af samarbejdsvanskeligheder.
Ny vejledning om databeskyttelse i ansættelsesforhold
Datatilsynet har offentliggjort en revideret udgave af vejledningen om databeskyttelse i ansættelsesforhold.
Adgang forbudt for uvedkommende
Datatilsynet har udtalt kritik af et universitet, fordi det i en ukendt periode havde været muligt for uvedkommende at tilgå personoplysninger om universitets medarbejdere gennem et af universitetets IT-systemer.
Den legitime Big Brother
En fitnesskædes tv-overvågning af arbejdspladsen gav ikke anledning til kritik.
Personoplysninger på en ukrypteret harddisk er no-go
En kommune er idømt en bøde på 50.000 kr. for overtrædelse af GDPR, fordi kommunens bærbare computere ikke var krypterede, og sikkerhedsniveauet derfor var utilstrækkeligt.
Indsigt i en million dokumenter?
En dataansvarlig var ikke forpligtet til at gennemgå og udlevere oplysninger i over en million dokumenter i forbindelse med en indsigtsanmodning.
Double discrimination against part-time workers
The ECJ recently found that a provision in a German collective agreement on overtime pay potentially violated the prohibition of discrimination against part-time employees as well as the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of gender.
Criticism was too harsh
The summary dismissal of an employee who had sharply criticised her employer and several identifiable colleagues in a closed staff group on Facebook was justified.
Long-term prospects
A municipality was justified in dismissing an employee due to the long-term prospects of her returning to work after sickness absence.
Did the employer show care or inaction?
A security company had not forfeited the right to summarily dismiss an employee, even though the company did not summarily dismiss the employee until more than 3 weeks after the company became aware that the employee had set up and operated a competing business.
Reference register – no objections
According to the assessment of the Data Protection Agency, there were no grounds for the Agency to initiate a case against a municipality based on the establishment of a reference register.
Adjustments to the Gender Equality Act to ease administration in the public sector – bill sent out for consultation
A draft bill that proposes to abolish gender equality statements and to simplify rules on the gender composition on boards of directors has been sent out for consultation. The new rules are expected to enter into force on 1 January 2025.
Registration of working hours: changes to the Executive Order on Rest Periods and the Executive Order on Systematic Working Environment Work
The Executive Order on Rest Periods and the Executive Order on Systematic Working Environment Work have been amended in light of the new rules on registration of working hours.
Non-competition clause was forfeited
An employer could not obtain an injunction against a former employee performing consultancy work for a competitor. The district court found that the employer had forfeited the opportunity to enforce the non-competition clause, and the high court dismissed the appeal because the restricted period had expired.
Employment or favour for a friend? Judgment by the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has established that the concept of ”employment” in the Aliens Act must be interpreted very broadly. A bicycle dealer was fined DKK 10,000 because one of his friends who did not have a work permit had helped him carry a few bikes into the bike shop.
Reason for dismissal was off the mark
An employer’s wish to help a dismissed employee by giving an incorrect dismissal reason in the termination letter could not lead to the principle of equal treatment not being breached.