Labour Law and New Technologies
Code: 100512 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500258 Labour Relations | OT | 4 | 0 |
Contact
- Name:
- Antoni Roig Batalla
- Email:
- Antoni.Roig@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Prerequisites
It is recommended to have passed the subject Constitutional Law beforehand
Objectives and Contextualisation
The right to data protection is perhaps the most relevant right related to information and communication technologies (ICTs), along with the right to privacy and freedom of expression.
In labour law, a large number of personal information about the professional life of the workers are collected, such as degrees, positions and compensation, as well as other personal aspects such as family life, marital status, DNI and name of children, among others. In addition, sensitive information about trade union affiliation, usually serving to discount the union quota, and health data such as casualties and illnesses, are often also stored. This allows you to create a personal profile that deserves to be protected. This course aims at describing the general principles applicable to legal problems related to fundamental rights at workplace, as well as possible protective measures and their effectiveness.
The common situations of risk for the fundamental rights are:
- Selection processes
- Business controls, with biometric technology, monitoring and video surveillance
- Interception of communications and navigation on the Internet
- Sensitive data
The question to answer in this course is none other than the level of real protection of the fundamental rights of workers in the company. Possible solutions will often be regulatory, but we will occasionally mention other complementary options, such as Privacy Enhancing Technologies.
Competences
- Identify the foundations of the main legal and organisational areas in the field of human work.
Learning Outcomes
- Knowing the foundations of the legal areas of industrial relations in the specific scenario of immigration and transnational mobility.
Content
UNIT 1. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES Fundamental rights and Constitution. Fundamental rights of workers.
UNIT 2. UNION FREEDOM AND THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES Right of the unions to use the electronic mail of the company. Conditions and restrictions.
UNIT 3. THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA OF THE WORKER Databases in the company. Union fees and medical data. UNIT
4. RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN THE COMPANY Video surveillance, Control of navigation. RFID tags, biometric access and location monitoring.
UNIT 5. SECRET OF COMMUNICATIONS AT WORK The control of the worker's email. Professional and personal mail. Reasonable use and collective agreements.
UNIT 6. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AT WORK Critics within the company. Critics in social networks.
UNIT 7. DISCRIMINATION DUE TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL DISCONNECTION
Selection process and at work
Digital disconnection
Methodology
Time
Monday 8h30 to 11h45
There will be a break of 15 minutes at 10a.m.
Attendance to class is not compulsory
Classroom activated on the virtual Campus
Continuous Evaluation
3 exercises in class, on materials indicated on the virtual campus. The materials may be brought into practice. They will be corrected and will be returned (50% of the total).
Intermediate exam about a sentence of the first units, which has not been seen in class. You can take the materials to the partial (see date on the virtual campus, 25% of the final grade)
Final Exam Final exam about a sentence of any topic, which has not been addressed before.
The materials can be brought to the final exam (see academic calendar, 25% of the final grade)
Revaluation
View dates on the virtual campus
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Academic Lessons | 22.5 | 0.9 | |
| Exams and activities | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Study and preparation of activities at home | 22.5 | 0.9 | |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Study and preparation of activities at home | 95 | 3.8 |
Assessment
Continuous Evaluation
3 exercises in class, on materials indicated on the virtual campus. The materials may be brought into practice. They will be corrected and will be returned (50% of the total).
Intermediate examl about a sentence of the first units, which has not been seen in class. You can take the materials to the partial (see date on the virtual campus, 25% of the final grade)
Final Exam Final exam about a sentence of any topic, which has not been addressed before.
The materials can be brought to the final exam (see academic calendar, 25% of the final grade)
Revaluation View dates on the virtual campus
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activities at classroom | 50% | 2 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Final Exam | 25% | 1 | 0.04 | 1 |
| Half-period exam | 25% | 1 | 0.04 | 1 |
| Second-chance exam | 50% | 1 | 0.04 | 1 |
Bibliography
General References
PRECIADO DOMÉNECH, Carlos Hugo, Breve historia dle Trabajo y los derechos fundamentales, Ed. Bomarzo, 2018.
VALDÉS DAL-RÉ, Fernando, El constitucionalismo laboral europeo y la protección multinivel de los Derechos laborales fundamentales, Ed. Bomarzo, 2016.
GARCÍA MURICA, Joaquín (director=, Derechos del trabajador y libertad de empresa. 20 casos de jurisprudencia constitucional, Ed. Aranzadi, 2013.
ROIG, Antoni, Derechos fundamentales y tecnologías de la información y de las comunicaciones, Ed. Bosch, Barcelona, 2010.
WOLTERS KLUWER España, Documentos sobre el impacto de las nuevas tecnologías en la gestión de las personas y en las relaciones laborales. Códigos telemáticos. Registro horario y derecho a la desconexión. Analítica de personas. Retención del talento. Compliance y whistleblowing, 2020.
Concrete references
APARICIO ALDANA, R.K., Derecho a la intimidad y a la propia imagen en las relaciones laborales, Thompson Reuters Aranzadi, 2016.
CAMPAL MARTÍNEZ, Ángel Mariano, "La libertad sindical y el uso de las nuevas tecnologías de la infromación y la comuniciación en el ejercicio de las libertades de expresión e información por los representantes de los trabajadores, Revista General del Derecho del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social, núm. 27, 2011.
CANDAMIO BOUTUMEIRA, José Juan, Desconexión digital. Paso a paso. Todas las claves de la desconexión digital en el ámbito laboral y elbaoración de un protocolo regulador, Ed. Colex, A Coruña, 2021.
GONZÁLEZ DEL RIO. José María, El derecho a la intimidad del trabajador en el nuevo contexto laboral, Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, 2021.
MERCADER UGUINA, Jesús R., Protección de datos en las relaciones laborales, Ed. Francis Lefebvre, 2018.
PRECIADO DOMÉNECH, Carlos Hugo, El derecho a la protección de datos en el contrato de Trabajo, Ed. Aranzadi, 2017.
TRUJILLO PONS, Francisco, La "Desconexión digital" en el ámbito laboral, Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, 2020.
More materials and works will be referred during the lessons
Software
No software