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The Right to Privacy in Employment: A Comparative Analysis
- ISBN-10:
- 1509927905
- ISBN-13:
- 9781509927906
- Pub. Date:
- 03/21/2019
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Academic
- ISBN-10:
- 1509927905
- ISBN-13:
- 9781509927906
- Pub. Date:
- 03/21/2019
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Academic
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ISBN-13: | 9781509927906 |
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Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
Publication date: | 03/21/2019 |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 256 |
Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.54(d) |
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Table of Contents
Table of Cases xiii
Table of Legislation xxv
Introduction 1
1 Employee Privacy: United States Law 4
I Introduction 4
II The Origins of the American Framework of Privacy Protection 5
III The Constitutional Right to Privacy 8
A Introduction 8
B Fourth Amendment Privacy 9
i Workplace Searches 10
ii Substance-abuse Testing in Employment 13
C First Amendment Privacy 17
i Free Speech 17
ii Freedom of Association 21
iii Freedom of Religion and the Right to Work 22
D Constitutional Right to Informational Privacy 24
E Conclusions 25
IV Statutory Protection of Workplace Privacy Rights 26
A Introduction 26
B The Privacy Act 27
i Scope of Application 27
ii Fair Information Practices 28
iii Enforcement 34
C The Electronic Communications Privacy Act 36
i General Provisions 36
ii The Scope of Protection of Employees' Privacy Under the ECPA 40
a The Service Provider Exception 40
b The Business Use Exemption 41
c The Prior Consent Exception 43
iii Enforcement 44
D Conclusions 44
V Employees' Right to Privacy Under Tort Law 47
A Introduction 47
B Intrusion Upon Seclusion in the Employment Context 48
C Public Disclosure of Private Facts 50
D Privacy and the Tort of Intentional or Reckless Infliction of Emotional Harm 52
E Conclusions 53
VI Privacy and the 'Law of the Shop' 54
A Introduction 54
B Employees' Privacy Under the National Labor Relations Act 54
C Privacy in Employment in Arbitration 57
i Privacy of Personal Communication 58
ii Employer Monitoring of Employees 59
D Conclusions 60
VII The American Model of Employee Privacy Protections 62
A Judge-made Model of Privacy Protection 62
B Conceptualization of Privacy 62
C Scope of Protection of Right 63
VII Summary 64
2 The Right to Privacy: In Search of the European Model of Protection 68
I Introduction 68
II The Genealogy of the European Framework of Privacy Protection 69
III Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 73
A Introduction 73
B Right to Respect for Private Life in Employment 74
i The Foundations of Employees' Right of Private Life (Niemietz and Halford Cases) 74
ii The Employees' Right to Private Life: Scope of coverage 76
iii Employees' Right to Private Life: Scope of Protection 79
a In Accordance with the Law 79
b The Standard of the Legitimate Aim 80
c Proportionality of the Legitimate Aim Pursued 82
d Voluntary Limitations to Privacy Rights 85
C Conclusions 87
IV The 1995 European Data Protection Directive 88
A Scope of Application 88
B Data Controllers and Data Processors 89
C Data Protection Principles 90
D Processing of Sensitive Data 94
E Enforcement Mechanism 96
F Data Protection in the Employment Context 97
i European Court of Justice Case Law 98
ii The Working Party Standard of Processing of Personal Data in Employment 102
G Conclusions 106
V Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union 108
A The Right to One's Private Life 108
B A Fundamental Right to Protection of Personal Data 109
C The Bifurcation of Privacy: A Change in the Paradigm? 112
D Conclusions 114
VI The European Model of Protection of Privacy 115
A Europe as a 'Multilevel System' of Protection of Privacy 115
B Conceptualization of Privacy and Related Interests 118
C The Scope of Protection of Right to Privacy 119
VII Summary 119
3 Employee Privacy in Canada 121
I Introduction 121
II The Evolution of Privacy Law in Canada 122
III The Right to Privacy Under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 124
A Introduction 124
B Unreasonable Search and Seizure: Section 8 125
C Liberty and Security: Section 7 128
D The Scope of Privacy Protection Under the Charter 130
E Conclusions 132
IV Federal Legislation on the Protection of Personal Information 133
A Introduction 133
B The Privacy Act 134
i Substantive Provisions 135
ii Institutional Arrangements 137
iii Protection of Personal Information in the Employment Context 138
a Access to Information 138
b Disclosure to Third Parties 140
c Personnel Files 140
d Electronic Monitoring 141
e Video Surveillance 142
iv Conclusions 144
C The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 144
i General Provisions 144
ii Complaint Mechanism 148
iii Processing of Personal Information in the Employment Context 149
a The Scope of Application of PIPEDA in the Employment Context 150
b Fair Information Principles in the Employment Context 151
1 Consent 152
2 Non-consensual Processing of Employee's Personal Information 154
3 Limited Collection 155
4 Legitimate Use and Disclosure 156
5 Individual Access 157
iv Conclusions 158
V Employees' Privacy in Arbitral Jurisprudence 159
A Introduction 159
B Searches and Surveillance 162
C Electronic Monitoring 164
D Alcohol and Drug Policies 166
E Conclusions 167
VI Canadian Model of Protection of Employee Privacy 168
A Towards Accommodating Polarity 168
B Conceptualization of Privacy and Related Interests 169
C Scope of Protection of Right to Privacy 170
VII Summary 171
4 The Right to Privacy in Employment: An Enquiry into the Conceptual and Normative Foundations of the Contemporary Paradigm of Employees' Privacy 172
I Introduction 172
II Theoretical Conceptions of Privacy: Towards a Better Understanding in Law 174
A Introduction 174
B Limited Access to the Self 175
C Secrecy 176
D Control over Personal Information 177
E Deontological Conceptions of Privacy 178
F Conclusions 180
III A Contemporary Paradigm of Employee Privacy 181
A Introduction 181
B Conceptual Assumptions of the Privacy Paradigm in Employment 183
i Public/Private Dichotomy v 'Contextual Integrity' 183
ii From Liberty Towards Privacy as an Equality Right 185
iii Privacy as Social Good 186
C Legal Principles Governing the Scope of the Protection of the Right to Privacy 187
i Reasonable Expectations Principle 187
ii Principle of Legitimate Limitations 188
iii The Principle of Proportionality 189
iv Transparency Principle 191
v Consent 192
D Conclusions: Towards Holistic Protection of Privacy in Employment 194
i 'Integrated Construction' of Employees' Rights 194
ii Employment-specific Legislation 196
iii Employees' Privacy Rights Education 198
Bibliography 200
Index 211