Is it legal to monitoring staff in Belgium?
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Employer monitoring in Belgium is not a free-for-all. The Belgian DPA says workplace surveillance tools can be intrusive and workplace camera monitoring is allowed only for limited purposes, with proportionality and worker information requirements.
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What would need to be true
The employer must have a clear lawful purpose, keep the monitoring proportionate, and inform workers in advance about the system and how it works.
Exceptions
Known carve-outs or edge cases
Where cameras are used to control a worker's work, the Belgian DPA says that camera surveillance may only be temporary.
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Enforcement
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The Belgian DPA applies GDPR rules and workplace-specific requirements, including information and proportionality duties.
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Compare this activity in other countries
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Australia
Employee monitoring in Australia is not prohibited outright but an employer must follow applicable Australian and state or territory surveillance laws and any privacy obligations that apply to records created by monitoring.
Austria
Workplace monitoring in Austria is not a flat yes or no. Austria’s Data Protection Authority says photo and video recording needs a lawful basis, and labour-law rules require special treatment for control measures that affect human dignity.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina's data-protection authority says video surveillance is personal-data processing and must be necessary, proportionate and accountable. The authority has also published a case saying workplace surveillance without a legal basis is unlawful.
Canada
Employee monitoring in Canada is not prohibited outright but federal privacy guidance says it should be reasonable proportionate minimally intrusive and transparent to workers.
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