Rina Steenkamp - Privacy and technology
Article 80 - Processing of personal data and freedom of expression [More information]
Article 80a - Access to documents [More information]
Article 81 - Processing of personal data concerning health [More information]
Article 82 - Minimum standards for processing data in the employment context [More information]
Article 82a - Processing in the social security context [More information]
Article 83 - Processing for historical, statistical and scientific research purposes [More information]
Article 83a - Processing of personal data by archive services [More information]
Article 84 - Obligations of secrecy [More information]
Article 85 - Existing data protection rules of churches and religious associations [More information]
Article 85a - Respect of fundamental rights [More information]
(124) The general principles on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data should also be applicable to the employment and the social security context. Member States should be able to regulate the processing of employees' personal data in the employment and the processing of personal data in the social security context, in accordance with the rules and minimum standards set out in this Regulation. Where a statutory basis is provided in the Member State in question for the regulation of employment matters by agreement between employee representatives and the management of the undertaking or the controlling undertaking of a group of undertakings (collective agreement) or under Directive 2009/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees, the processing of personal data in an employment context may also be regulated by such an agreement.
(124) The general principles on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data should also be applicable to the employment context. Therefore, in order to regulate the processing of employees' personal data in the employment context, Member States should be able, within the limits of this Regulation, to adopt by law specific rules for the processing of personal data in the employment sector.