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FIN-2001-L-60664
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Title_of_text
Act (No. 477 of 2001) on the protection of privacy in working life.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Finland
Subjects (Classification)
Human rights
Adopted on (Date of text)
2001-06-08
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Contains 13 sections to protect the basic rights at the workplace regarding privacy and personal integrity, and to promote the handling of the information related thereto. Includes sections on: scope of application, relevant criterias to apply for employers, collection of workers' private data, employer's duty to inform, information regarding workers' health, procedure regarding technical control and use of data, and miscellaneous rules. Unofficial translation (Ministry of Labour) available online in English.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2001-10-01
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Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2004-08-13 (FIN-2004-L-68264)
Act on the Protection of Privacy in Working Life (759/2004).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Unofficial English translation
Author
Ministry of Labour
Publisher
Finlex
Country
Finland
URL
http://www.finlex.fi/pdf/saadkaan/E0010477.PDF
Serial region
Serial title
Finlands Författningssamling (BIBL)
Date
2001-06-13
Number
No. 477
Page range
pp. 1307-1309