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EMEA HR Privacy developments

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Welcome to the next edition of our quarterly HR Privacy newsletter, designed to keep you updated with key cases, enforcement action, legal developments, trends and news relating to employment/HR data privacy matters, which is brought to you by the Baker McKenzie EMEA Employment and Compensation practice group. This edition explores high-profile case-law decisions and enforcement action, new consultations, regulations, guidance and relevant news in the EU, UK, Austria, Germany, Italy, South Africa and Spain markets.…

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Landmark Ruling Affirms Direct Applicability of Collective Redress Directive – With Far-Reaching Implications for the Private Enforcement of Digital Rights

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In a groundbreaking decision, an Austrian regional court has held that certain provisions of the Collective Redress Directive (Directive (EU) 2020/1828, “CRD”, sometimes also referred to as Representative Actions Directive) are directly applicable given that Austria failed to transpose the directive into national law. As a consequence, the EU’s rules on privacy, AI, and digital products will soon see increased private collective enforcement. The CRD, adopted by the European Union in 2020, aims to facilitate…