Limitations of privacy protection of workers and civil servants

Cilj ovog rada je približiti smjernice i ponuditi smjernice vezane uz porast potrebe za sve većom zaštitom privatnosti podataka osoba koje se nalaze u radnom odnosu, posebno iz razloga što se poslodavci sve češće služe metodama kojima se grubo narušava privatnost zaposlenika na radnom mjestu i time stvara njihovo nezadovoljstvo koje može utjecati na rezultate rada i na njihovo zdravlje, osobito u slučajevima kada se svrha može postići manje invazivnim sredstvima. Poslodavcima ide u prilog činjenica da se suvremena tehnologija i IT razvijaju sve brže, omogućene su im nove tehnike prikupljanje osobnih podataka kao što je video nadzor i audio video nadzor, telekomunikacijske mreže, Internet, biometrija i druge raširenije metode, a što pravna regulativa pokušava slijediti na adekvatan način te zaštiti osobne podatke i pravo pojedinca na privatnost. Istraživanje za izradu ovog rada temeljeno je na primjerima iz prakse koji ukazuju na problematiku zaštite privatnosti zaposlenika i općenito zaštite osobnih podataka, s naglaskom na pravni okvir zaštite podataka na području Republike Hrvatske, a sa kojima se svakodnevno susrećem kao zaposlenik Agencije za zaštitu osobnih podataka u Službi za zaštitu osobnih podataka.The purpose of this thesis is to give an overview of the protection personal data, as well as to bring guidance and offer guidance relating to the increase need for protection of privacy of employes, particularly because employers are increasingly using methods which severely violates the privacy of employees in the workplace. These operating conditions are causing the dissatisfaction among employees that may affect their working results, furthermore many have a great effect on their health, especially in causes when the purpose can be achieved by less invasive means. The fact that the modern technology and IT are rapidly developing are in employers favor, as well as the new techniques that collect personal data, such as video and audio surveillance, telecommunication network, Internet, biometrics and other widespread methods. Legal regulations are trying o follow those techniques to protect personal data as well as the individual's right to privacy. The research for this study is based on the examples from the practice, which point on out the issues in privacy and personal data protection of employees, focusing on the legal framework for data protection in the Republic of Croatia. As an employee of the Personal Data Protection Agency, Department of Personal data protection, those are the issues on a daily basis I've been encountered