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International Employment Law Update: Private Emails on Professional Tools are no Longer Private

Editorial BoardPosted on January 29, 2016

In a landmark decision on January 12, 2016, the CEDH (European Court of Human Rights), ruled that employers have the right to read their employees private emails sent during working hours, on condition that this surveillance remains reasonable.

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