Part time - European Economic and Social Committee

Opinion of 24 July 2009 on a notification for prior checking regarding applications to work part time (Case 2009-322)
On 24 July 2009, the EDPS adopted an opinion on the prior checking of the handling of applications to work part time at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). This was a true prior check, relating to the adoption by the EESC of a new procedure on part-time work. The EDPS notes the information notice drawn up by the EESC on the protection of the data of members of staff in connection with this application procedure for part-time work. He recommends that the notice should be amended, in particular to make reference to the new procedure for part-time work, and to lay down that the official/staff member should tell any family members whose data are communicated as justification for the application to work part-time that they have a right of access to the data concerning them. The EDPS also recommends that if authorisation to work part-time is refused and the opinion of the Joint Committee has to be obtained, the person concerned should be allowed access to the Joint Committee's opinion for the data concerning him or her.