Monitoring employees' e-mail correspondence and Internet use – A Finnish perspective – PART II

Abstract

This contribution is published in two parts. In Part I, published in the previous issue of the European Labour Law Journal, the monitoring of employees’ e-mail and Internet use was examined in light of the Trade Secrets Directive 2016/943 and the Finnish Trade Secrets Act (595/2018), the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the guidance of the Article 29 Working Party. Part II examines the Finnish legislation applicable to the monitoring of employees’ use of e-mail and Internet. It provides an understanding on the applicable Finnish legal framework as an example of a European national approach highlighting the divergence between the level of protection afforded in different EU Member States and to reflect on why the subject matter is so sensitive.