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22 April 2016

Spanish Court Rejects Blacklisting Of Workers

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On November 12, 2015, the Spanish Supreme Court prohibited (source document in Spanish) the maintenance and transfer of files blacklisting workers.
Spain Privacy

On November 12, 2015, the Spanish Supreme Court prohibited (source document in Spanish) the maintenance and transfer of files blacklisting workers. The Court explained that transfers of such data among employers would infringe on the fundamental privacy rights of employees because the data would be shared without their consent and without any applicable legal exceptions.

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