Kategorie: Compliance
Selected aspects of reporting under the bill on the protection of whistleblowers
The government bill on the protection of whistleblowers (Parliamentary Document No. 1150) (hereinafter the “Whistleblower Protection Act”) is intended to bring a number of innovations to the Czech legal system in the area of protection of persons who report an unlawful act of which they become aware in connection to their work. Introduction Although the …
Read moreAnd back again to work from home (home office) – rules, advantages and disadvantages
A second wave of COVID-19 pandemic has hit, and since Monday, 5 October 2020, a state of emergency has once again been in force in the Czech Republic. In addition to general government restrictions, the home office regime has returned to the working lives of employees and employers as one of the preventive measures of …
Read moreWhistleblowing in the light of personal data protection
The Member States of the European Union must transpose Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (the so-called whistleblowing directive) (hereinafter referred to as the “Directive“) by 17 December 2021. With regard to the above and …
Read morePayment by personal data – a reality of today and its regulation?
Digital content or digital services are often supplied also where the consumer does not pay a price but provides personal data to the trader. Such business models are used in different forms in a considerable part of the market. While the current law fully recognises that the protection of personal data is a fundamental right …
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