Tag Archives: Employer

Morrisons loses appeal against class action data breach

By Cynthia O’Donoghue and Nona Keyhani on 5 November 2018 Posted in In the Courts

On 22 October 2018, the supermarket chain Morrisons lost its appeal to the High Court ruling that it is liable for a data breach that resulted in thousands of its employees’ personal data being posted online. The Court of Appeal’s (CoA) judgment can be found here. Over 5,000 Morrisons’ employees brought a class action in … Continue Reading

Protection of employee privacy rights in France: measures controlling employees in the workplace must be treated with caution – employers should avoid placing restrictions upon themselves

By Christine Nielsen Czuprynski on 15 November 2012 Posted in Privacy & Data Protection

This post was written by Daniel Kadar. France’s highest court (“Cour de cassation”) ruled 26 June 2012 in Monsieur X v. YBC Helpevia that a company’s internal rules may limit an employer’s access to employee emails. French case-law has traditionally held that employees have a right to privacy at their workplace and that an employer … Continue Reading