Employee data protection law in the public sector

I. Basics

• General principles, basic terms and basic principles as well as special features of data protection in the employment relationship in the public sector.
• Overview of the central regulations of national and European data protection law.
• Interaction between national and European data protection regulations.
• Data protection-relevant phases in the employment relationship.

II. New law (GDPR)

• Scope and application of the GDPR.
• Structure, content and functioning of the GDPR.
• Basic principles and permissibility of data processing in the employment relationship.
• Technical and organizational obligations for employers.
• Ensuring the rights of data subjects (employees).
• Enforcement of data protection law in the employment context.
• Handling of data breaches.
• Order processing.
• Rights and obligations of the supervisory authorities.
• Legal remedies, liability and sanctions.
• Implementation, documentation, control, compliance.

III Further information

• data privacy and co-determination - tasks of the works/staff council.
• Company and service agreements as a design factor.
• Appointment, position and tasks of the data protection officer.
• Current case law on employee data protection law.
• Examples and tips based on current, selected data protection topics such as e-recruiting, digital applicant management, background checks, email and internet in the workplace, mobile working, home office, electronic personnel files, employee monitoring, video surveillance, cloud computing, bring-your-own-device.