EDPS PUBLISHES ORIENTATIONS FOR REACTIONS OF THE EU INSTITUTIONS AS EMPLOYERS TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS

16.07.2020

The European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”) has issued a Guideline for reactions of the EU institutions as employers to the COVID-19 crisis on 15.07.2020.

The Guideline that is to address to controllers and Data Protection Officers in the EUIs, contains the advice on questions such as teleworking tools, staff management, health data aspects and replying to data subject access requests.

In the Guideline, for data subject rights, it is stated that the coronavirus crisis does not suspend data subject’s rights, and they are entitled to exercise their rights, unless specific, duly adopted and documented restrictions under article 25 of the Regulation apply.

You can read the full text of the Guideline here.

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