Employee Surveillance & the GDPR: Navigating Privacy, Compliance & Risk
Introduction
This practical webinar explores how organisations can monitor employees lawfully under the GDPR, the ICO’s Employment Practices guidance, and the Article 8 Right to Privacy. It will provide clear, actionable guidance on achieving compliance while managing business needs and mitigating legal risk.Through real-world examples and solutions to common challenges, this webinar will help you understand where the boundaries lie - and what can go wrong when they are crossed.What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- Key forms of employee monitoring: telephone, email, internet use, CCTV, and location tracking
- The legal bases and legitimate interests for monitoring
- Employees’ rights in relation to monitoring
- How to use monitoring tools that use solely automated processes to monitor employees
- The use of special category personal data, such as biometric data, when monitoring employees
- When and how to carry out Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 14th August 2025
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