Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator – Order (Greece, 2020)
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The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator initially refused to provide an employee with a certificate needed for a job transfer. The Hellenic Data Protection Authority reviewed the case, and the company eventually issued the certificate. This case highlights the importance of respecting employee rights to access their personal data.
What happened
Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator initially denied an employee's request for a certificate of employment needed for a job transfer.
Who was affected
An employee of the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator who needed a certificate for a job transfer.
What the authority found
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority reviewed the complaint and the company eventually provided the requested certificate, resolving the issue.
Why this matters
This case underscores the importance of companies respecting employees' rights to access their personal data, especially when needed for career opportunities. It serves as a reminder for businesses to comply with data access requests promptly.
GDPR Articles Cited
National Law Articles
The data subject filed an application to the Human Resources Directorate of the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator S.A. [HEDNO S.A.] for the purposes of obtaining an up-to-date certificate of employment that was needed in view of their transfer to another position at the National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication S.A. [NCAM S.A.]. The HEDNO S.A. denied the issuing of such a certificate. The company's response to the application focused on the fact that HEDNO S.A. is no longer a legal person of public law, but has been transformed into a legal person of private law (already from the 1st of May of 2012) and its employees' relation to the company is governed by private law and, thus, its employees do not fall under the categories of employees that can be consider for a job post in NCAM S.A. (namely all employees serving either permanently or under an open-ended contract of private law at institutions of the General Government or of the Broader Public Sector or of the Local Authorities of the first or second degree). Therefore, according to the HEDNO S.A. the issuing of any such certificate of employment or the consideration of their employee for such a job post is not in accordance with the legal framework governing the company itself and the employee's relation to it. Eventually, during the consideration of the complaint by the HDPA, the HEDNO S.A. provided the complainant with the requested certificate of employment, an event that was confirmed both by the HEDNO S.A. and by the complainant themselves. The HDPA considered the following legal issues; Did the HDPA have the necessary jurisdiction to rule on the complaint under question regarding the possible violation of the data subject's right to access their data based on Article 15 GDPR and the jurisdiction to rule on the issue of the legality of the complainant's candidacy for a job transfer to NCAM S.A.? Was the complainant's right to access their data (Article 15 GDPR) violated by t
Outcome
Order
A binding order requiring the controller to take specific action.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator in GR
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
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About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator - Greece (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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