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2020/36 Employer must pay compensation to an employee for violation of employee’s privacy due to GPS system in company car (AT)
Keywords Privacy
Authors Lukas Disarò
DOI 10.5553/EELC/187791072020005003011
Author's information

Lukas Disarò
Lukas Disarò is an Attorney-at-Law at law Firm MMag. Gregor Winkelmayr, MBA, LL.M (Essex).

  • Abstract

      The Austrian Supreme Court has confirmed that an employer must pay compensation to an employee due to a violation of the employee’s privacy. The employer implemented a GPS system in its company cars without the employee’s knowledge and without legal basis.

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