Timegrip AS – €21,650 Fine (Norway, 2026)

€21,650Datatilsynet (Norway)16 January 2026Norway
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General GDPR enforcement action

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Norway's Datatilsynet fined Timegrip AS EUR 21,650 for not sharing employee working hours with a former employee who needed them to claim unpaid wages. This matters because it shows that companies must be transparent and responsive when employees request their data.

What happened

Timegrip AS refused to send working hours data to a former employee and the bankruptcy estate after a company went bankrupt.

Who was affected

Former employees of a bankrupt company who needed their working hours to claim unpaid wages.

What the authority found

The authority found that Timegrip AS failed to comply with data access requests under GDPR's Article 15.

Why this matters

This ruling emphasizes the importance of companies being prepared to provide data when requested by employees. It highlights that ignoring such requests can lead to financial penalties.

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The Norwegian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 21,650 on Timegrip AS. The controller had been tracking the working hours of employees at a company that went bankrupt. A former employee requested that the controller send the working hours to the data subject so that they could claim their unpaid wages from the bankruptcy estate. Furthermore, the bankruptcy estate itself requested the data, but the controller refused to send it to them.

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for Timegrip AS in NO

This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.

Details

Fine Date

16 January 2026

Authority

Datatilsynet (Norway)

Fine Amount

€21,650

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-3000

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