Working Conditions

The European institutions, bodies and agencies have had to react to the COVID-19 crisis not only in their policy roles, but also in their roles as employers. Changes in operations, such as moving the vast majority of staff to remote working have raised numerous questions on which EUIs consulted the EDPS. 

This document compiles the advice given on questions such as teleworking tools, staff management, health data aspects and replying to data subject access requests. 

This document builds on the experience of the past months and addresses the issues that were raised to us or encountered by us and is still relevant because telework will most likely be a big part of the ‘new normal’ for EUIs work. 

Formal Comments of the EDPS on the Proposal for a Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1005/2008, and Regulation (EU) No 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards fisheries controls.

EDPS prior-check Opinion on "the selection of confidential counsellors and of the informal procedure for cases of alleged harassment" at the European Securities and Markets Authority (Case 2015-1040)

Prior Check Opinion on Development program for BUDG managers. Use of 360 degrees tool of feedback on leadership competencies at the European Commission (Case 2015-0967)