A ComNews journalist sent a request to the Ministry of Labor.

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dismissing an employee for disclosing the salary of colleagues, although the document of the Ministry of Labor (letter) is not a regulatory legal act.

Deputy Director of the Ministry of Labor Tatyana Malenko reported that in accordance with Article 86 of the Labor Code (LC) of the Russian Federation, in order to ensure the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, the employer and his representatives are obliged to comply with general requirements when processing the employee's personal data (PD), including the employer must ensure the protection of the employee's PD from unlawful use or loss at the expense of funds in the manner established by the LC RF and other federal laws. "The employer must adopt local regulations in which employees and their representatives must be familiarized with the employer's documents under signature, establishing the procedure for processing the PD of employees, as well as their rights and obligations in this area," said Tatyana Malenko.

Thus, an employee who is responsible austria whatsapp number database for processing personal data and who violated the law in doing so is subject to disciplinary liability for disclosure of personal data.

Article 90 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation states that persons guilty of violating the provisions of the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of personal data when processing the personal data of an employee are subject to disciplinary and financial liability in the manner established by the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and other federal laws, and are also subject to civil, administrative and criminal liability in the manner established by federal laws.


Opinions of the parties
HFLabs Executive Director Konstantin Stepanov believes that it is difficult to estimate how much of employees' personal data is disclosed due to the fault of colleagues. "I admit that some of these stories happen simply because of a low culture of working with data. People do not always realize that personal information about colleagues can be used, for example, by competitors. It is another matter if a person "gets" data from colleagues or clients for money - this is subject to criminal liability, not dismissal," said Konstantin Stepanov.

Head of IP Versus.legal practice Ivan Kaisarov believes that every case of violation or suspicion of violation should be investigated.

He says that in the current situation it is important to establish whether the employee had the obligation and opportunity to maintain the confidentiality of personal data.