Collective rights

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Code of practice
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11.9. Workers should have the right to demand that incorrect or incomplete
personal data, and personal data processed inconsistently with the provisions of this
code, be deleted or rectified.
11.10. In case of a deletion or rectification of personal data, employers should
inform all parties who have been previously provided with the inaccurate or incomplete
personal data of the corrections made, unless the worker agrees that this is not
necessary.
11.11. If the employer refuses to correct the personal data, the worker should be
entitled to place a statement on or with the record setting out the reasons for that
worker’s disagreement. Any subsequent use of the personal data should include the
information that the personal data are disputed, and the worker’s statement.
11.12. In the case of judgemental personal data, if deletion or rectification is not
possible, workers should have the right to supplement the stored personal data by a
statement expressing their own view. The statement should be included in all
communications of the personal data, unless the worker agrees that this is not necessary.
11.13. In any legislation, regulation, collective agreement, work rules or policy
developed consistent with the provisions of this code, there should be specified an
avenue of redress for workers to challenge the employer’s compliance with the
instrument. Procedures should be established to receive and respond to any complaint
lodged by workers. The complaint process should be easily accessible to workers and be
simple to use.
12. Collective rights
12.1. All negotiations concerning the processing of workers’ personal data should
be guided and bound by the principles in this code that protect the individual worker’s
right to know and decide which personal data concerning that worker should be used,
under which conditions, and for which purposes.
12.2. The workers’ representatives, where they exist, and in conformity with
national law and practice, should be informed and consulted:
(a) concerning the introduction or modification of automated systems that process
worker’s personal data;
(b) before the introduction of any electronic monitoring of workers’ behaviour in the
workplace;
(c) about the purpose, contents and the manner of administering and interpreting any
questionnaires and tests concerning the personal data of the workers.
13. Employment agencies
13.1. If the employer uses employment agencies to recruit workers, the employer
should request the employment agency to process personal data consistently with the
provisions of this code.

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