RESPECT OF HUMAN DIGNITY AND SURVEILLANCE. Digital technology and AI surveillance systems, along with data processing, offer the possibility of securing the working environment and ensuring healthy and safe working conditions and improving enterprise efficiency. However, at the same time, they raise the risk of compromising the dignity of the human being, particularly in cases of personal monitoring. This could lead to deterioration of working conditions and well-being of workers. Data minimisation and transparency along with clear rules on the processing of personal data limits the risk of intrusive monitoring and misuse of personal data. GDPR provides for rules in relation to the processing of personal data of workers in the employment context that need to be respected. The social partners in this agreement recall article 88 of the GDPR which refers to possibilities to lay down by means of collective agreements, more specific rules to ensure the protection of the rights and freedom with regards to the processing of personal data of employees in the context of employment relationships. Measures to be considered include: • Enabling workers’ representatives to address issues related to data, consent, privacy protection and surveillance. • Always linking the collection of data to a concrete and transparent purpose. Data should not be collected or stored simply because it is possible or for an eventual future undefined purpose. • Providing workers representatives with facilities and (digital) tools, e.g. digital notice boards, to fulfil their duties in a digital era. IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP This framework agreement is an autonomous initiative and the result of negotiations between the European social partners as part of their sixth multiannual work programme for 2019-2021. In the context of article 155 of the Treaty, this autonomous European framework agreement commits the members of BusinessEurope, SMEunited, CEEP and ETUC (and the liaison committee EUROCADRES/ CEC) to promote and to implement tools and measures, where necessary at national, sectoral and/or enterprise levels, in accordance with the procedures and practices specific to management and labour in the Member States and in the countries of the European Economic Area. The signatory parties also invite their member organisations in candidate countries to implement this agreement. The implementation of this agreement will be carried out within three years after the date of signature of this agreement. The implementation process should encourage the adoption of measures that are sustainable and that their effectiveness is evaluated by the social partners at the appropriate level. The social partners should make use of their existing national experience drawn in the process of implementation of previous autonomous agreements of European social partners. Member organisations will report on the implementation of this agreement to the Social Dialogue Committee. During the first three years after the date of signature of this agreement, the Social Dialogue Committee will prepare and adopt a yearly table summarising the ongoing implementation of the agreement. A full report on the implementation actions taken will be prepared by the Social Dialogue Committee and adopted by the European social partners during the fourth year. In case of no reporting and/or implementation after four years and after evaluation in, and when supported by, the Social Dialogue Committee, the European social partners will engage in joint actions together with the national social partners of the countries concerned in order to identify the best way forward in implementing this framework agreement in the national context. The signatory parties shall evaluate and review the agreement any time after the five years following the date of signature, if requested by one of them. In case of questions on the content of this agreement, member organisations involved can jointly or separately refer to the signatory parties, who will jointly or separately reply. When implementing this agreement, the members of the signatory parties avoid unnecessary burdens on SMEs. Implementation of this agreement does not constitute valid grounds to reduce the general level of protection afforded to workers in the field of this agreement. This agreement does not prejudice the right of social partners to conclude, at the appropriate level, including European level, agreements adapting and/or complementing this agreement in a manner which will take note of the specific needs of the social partners concerned. For ETUC Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx General Secretary Xxxxxx Xxxxx Deputy General Secretary For BusinessEurope Xxxxxx Xxxxxx President For CEEP Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx General Secretary For SMEunited Xxxxx Xxxxxxx President ETUC Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxx Xxxxxx XX, 5 B- 1210 Brussels Tel : 00-32-2/000 00 00 Fax : 00-32-2/000 00 00/55 xxx.xxxx.xxx BUSINESSEUROPE Xxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxxxx, 000 X- 0000 Xxxxxxxx Tel : 00-32-2/000 00 00 xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx CEEP Xxx xxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, 00 xxxxx 0 X- 0000 Xxxxxxxx Tel : 00-32-2/000 00 00 Fax: 00-32-2/000 00 00 xxxx@xxxx.xx xxx.xxxx.xx SMEunited Xxx Xxxxxxx xx Lalaing, 4 B- 1040 Brussels Tel : 00-32-2/000 00 00
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Samples: euagenda.eu, erc-online.eu, www.businesseurope.eu
RESPECT OF HUMAN DIGNITY AND SURVEILLANCE. Digital technology and AI surveillance systems, along with data processing, offer the possibility of securing the working environment and ensuring healthy and safe working conditions and improving enterprise efficiency. However, at the same time, they raise the risk of compromising the dignity of the human being, particularly in cases of personal monitoring. This could lead to deterioration of working conditions and well-being of workers. Data minimisation and transparency along with clear rules on the processing of personal data limits the risk of intrusive monitoring and misuse of personal data. GDPR provides for rules in relation to the processing of personal data of workers in the employment context that need to be respected. The social partners in this agreement recall article 88 of the GDPR which refers to possibilities to lay down by means of collective agreements, more specific rules to ensure the protection of the rights and freedom with regards to the processing of personal data of employees in the context of employment relationships. Measures to be considered include: • Enabling workers’ representatives to address issues related to data, consent, privacy protection and surveillance. • Always linking the collection of data to a concrete and transparent purpose. Data should not be collected or stored simply because it is possible or for an eventual future undefined purpose. • Providing workers representatives with facilities and (digital) tools, e.g. digital notice boards, to fulfil their duties in a digital era. IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP This framework agreement is an autonomous initiative and the result of negotiations between the European social partners as part of their sixth multiannual work programme for 2019-2021. In the context of article 155 of the Treaty, this autonomous European framework agreement commits the members of BusinessEurope, SMEunited, CEEP and ETUC (and the liaison committee EUROCADRES/ CEC) to promote and to implement tools and measures, where necessary at national, sectoral and/or enterprise levels, in accordance with the procedures and practices specific to management and labour in the Member States and in the countries of the European Economic Area. The signatory parties also invite their member organisations in candidate countries to implement this agreement. The implementation of this agreement will be carried out within three years after the date of signature of this agreement. The implementation process should encourage the adoption of measures that are sustainable and that their effectiveness is evaluated by the social partners at the appropriate level. The social partners should make use of their existing national experience drawn in the process of implementation of previous autonomous agreements of European social partners. Member organisations will report on the implementation of this agreement to the Social Dialogue Committee. During the first three years after the date of signature of this agreement, the Social Dialogue Committee will prepare and adopt a yearly table summarising the ongoing implementation of the agreement. A full report on the implementation actions taken will be prepared by the Social Dialogue Committee and adopted by the European social partners during the fourth year. In case of no reporting and/or implementation after four years and after evaluation in, and when supported by, the Social Dialogue Committee, the European social partners will engage in joint actions together with the national social partners of the countries concerned in order to identify the best way forward in implementing this framework agreement in the national context. The signatory parties shall evaluate and review the agreement any time after the five years following the date of signature, if requested by one of them. In case of questions on the content of this agreement, member organisations involved can jointly or separately refer to the signatory parties, who will jointly or separately reply. When implementing this agreement, the members of the signatory parties avoid unnecessary burdens on SMEs. Implementation of this agreement does not constitute valid grounds to reduce the general level of protection afforded to workers in the field of this agreement. This agreement does not prejudice the right of social partners to conclude, at the appropriate level, including European level, agreements adapting and/or complementing this agreement in a manner which will take note of the specific needs of the social partners concerned. For ETUC Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx General Secretary Xxxxxx Xxxxx Deputy General Secretary For BusinessEurope Xxxxxx Xxxxxx President For CEEP Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx General Secretary For SMEunited Xxxxx Xxxxxxx President ETUC Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxx Xxxxxx XX, 5 B- 1210 Brussels Tel : 00-32-2/000 00 00 Fax : 00-32-2/000 00 00/55 xxx.xxxx.xxx BUSINESSEUROPE Xxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxxxx, 000 X- 0000 Xxxxxxxx Tel : 00-32-2/000 00 00 xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx CEEP Xxx xxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, 00 xxxxx 0 X- 0000 Xxxxxxxx Tel : 00-32-2/000 00 00 Fax: 00-32-2/000 00 00 xxxx@xxxx.xx xxx.xxxx.xx SMEunited Xxx Xxxxxxx xx Lalaing, 4 B- 1040 Brussels Tel : 00-32-2/000 00 00
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