The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has opened a consultation on draft guidance regarding employment practices and data protection. The ICO will release drafts on various topics in stages over time, along with the draft guidance on Employment practices: monitoring at work, which is available now for public consultation. The purpose of the draft guidance is to provide "practical guidance about monitoring workers in accordance with data protection legislation and to promote good practice." It follows a call for views from August 2021, in which the ICO sought opinions from relevant stakeholders.
The consultation closes on 11 January 2023.
UPDATE: 131022 - Pinsent Masons provides a detailed summary of the ICO's updated data protection guidance on employee monitoring.
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