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Privacy in the Workplace: A Human Rights Due Diligence Approach
Type
book section
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
In the first part of this chapter we explore the ways in which privacy is put at risk when companies decide to use workplace monitoring facilitated by emerging technology, and we argue that this decision?/workplace monitoring? may result in opaque governance structures and that privacy protection will often be reliant on design-based protection and the data literacy of supervisors. Further, the first part of this chapter highlights how the low bargaining power of employees and workers weakens their ability to challenge the use of certain tools. Subsequently, we emphasise the tech-specific nature of risks arising from a combinatory logic of monitoring tools. Finally, we draw attention to the heightened risks for marginalised groups, people of colour and women from datafied workplace monitoring. In the second part of this chapter, we propose an approach drawing on Business and Human Rights and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to address the systemic challenges for privacy when workers and employees are confronted with vast tech-based monitoring techniques. Our human rights due diligence approach is tailored to address privacy issues and has four key features: Human Rights Impact Assessments, ‘techno-social’ stakeholder engagement, avenues for grievance mechanisms and remedy, and oversight and accountability structures.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Book title
Human Rights Responsibilities in the Digital Age: States, Companies and Individuals.
Publisher
Hart Publishing
Publisher place
Oxford
Start page
117
End page
134
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Division(s)
Eprints ID
260565