Employee’s personal life’s protection

Abstract

Employee’s right to personal life’s preservation involves not only fundamental human rights, but also other constitutional guarantees. In accordance with many legal sources, the employee’s privacy is to be protected from the exercise of the employer’s authority. The present Working Paper considers the cases of telephone interceptions, control over the employee, invasive tests, and disrespect for its sexual orientation, religion, personal appearance, as well as freedoms of, conscience, ethics and thought. Lastly, the different types of illegitimate incursion on the employee’s privacy are put in relation with the available legal means of protection.