Tag archives: European Court

The German law on employee participation is compatible with European law

By Christoph Valentin on July 31, 2017 Posted in Discrimination and harassment, Germany

On July 18th 2017 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held, that employees of a subsidiary located in the territory of another member state do not have the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections of workers’ representatives on the supervisory board of the German parent company of that group and that such … Continue reading

Data protection and employment law update (Italy)

By Attilio Pavone on July 21, 2017 Posted in Data privacy and GDPR, Europe, Italy

The Italian Data Protection Authority (IDPA) is increasingly faced with issues relating to the ways employers may monitor the Internet usage of its employees. In 2016, the Authority handed down two important decisions on this topic. In the first decision, the IDPA stated that an Italian University (the University of Chieti and Pescara) was acting … Continue reading