Labor and Data Protection Law in the Home Office: What Needs to be Considered? - McDermott Will & Emery

Labor and Data Protection Law in the Home Office: What Needs to be Considered?

Overview


Now that the Covid 19 pandemic has led more and more companies to relocate their employees to the home office or to introduce mobile work, the current Corona occupational health and safety regulations now also require employers to allow their employees to work from the home office as far as possible.

Nevertheless, there is uncertainty about which requirements have to be observed from the point of view of labor law and data protection. Bettina Holzberger and Dr. Philipp Uecker will show you the most important points that, from our point of view, must be observed when organizing home office and mobile work.