Protecting Employee Privacy and Security in the Age of Digital Performance Monitoring : A Legal Comparative Analysis of Post-Communist Countries – Poland, Croatia, and the Republic of North Macedonia

Dorota Domalewska; Sanja Tišma; Katerina Veljanovska-Blazhevska

doi:10.15804/ppsy202518

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Protecting Employee Privacy and Security in the Age of Digital Performance Monitoring : A Legal Comparative Analysis of Post-Communist Countries – Poland, Croatia, and the Republic of North Macedonia

Authors

Dorota Domalewska (WBN) ^{[ 1 ][ 6.3 ][ P ]}
Sanja Tišma ^{[ 2 ]}
Katerina Veljanovska-Blazhevska ^{[ 3 ]}

^{[ 1 ]} Wydział Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego, Akademia Sztuki Wojennej | ^{[ 2 ]} Institute for Development and International Relations IRMO (Croatia) | ^{[ 3 ]} MIT University (North Macedonia) | ^{[ P ]} employee

Scientific discipline (Law 2.0)

[6.3] Security studies

Year of publication

2025

Published in

POLISH POLITICAL SCIENCE YEARBOOK

Journal year: 2025 | Journal volume: Vol. 54 | Journal number: iss. 2

Article type

scientific article

Publication language

english

Keywords

PL

Badania naukowe
Cyberbezpieczeństwo
Etyka
Ochrona danych
Bezpieczeństwo informacji
Chorwacja
Kultura
Historia
Macedonia Północna
Monitorowanie pracowników
Ochrona danych osobowych
Polska
Praca
Prawo
Prawa człowieka
Prawa i obowiązki pracownika
Prawodawstwo
Prawo porównawcze
Prawo do prywatności
Produktywność pracy
Społeczeństwo
Społeczeństwo informacyjne
Technologie cyfrowe
Unia Europejska (UE)
Ustawodawstwo

EN

Croatia
Culture
Cybersecurity
Digital technogies
Ethics
History
Human rights
Law
Legislation
Poland
Privacy
European Union
Privacy protection
Republic of North Macedonia
Society
Workplace

Abstract

EN In the context of rapidly increasing digital performance monitoring in the workplace, concerns over employee privacy and ethical considerations arise. This tension between organizational control and employee privacy becomes especially complex in postcommunist societies like Poland, Croatia, and the Republic of North Macedonia, which have a history of state surveillance and control. Drawing on various academic sources and employing a doctrinal-legal method, this study examines how cultural, historical, and legal factors shape perceptions and protections of privacy. It also analyzes the legal frameworks of privacy rights in the workplace. The research reveals that post-communist legacies influence public attitudes towards digital privacy, which is reflected in a low interest in digital privacy in these countries and legislation that lags behind rapid technological advancements. Despite their EU-aligned legislation that provides guidelines for ethical data collection and surveillance, an ambivalent perception of privacy exists among citizens, influenced by their history of state surveillance and control. All three countries have specific legislations that encompass civil, criminal, administrative, and labor law to protect privacy in the workplace. The study concludes with policy recommendations, emphasizing the need for ongoing legislative scrutiny to strike a balance between privacy protection and a stable and secure work environment.

Date of online publication

30.06.2025

Pages (from - to)

51 - 68

DOI

10.15804/ppsy202518

URL

https://czasopisma.marszalek.com.pl/journals/31/729/12433

Comments

Bibliografia, netografia na stronach 66-68.

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CC BY-NC-ND (attribution - noncommercial - no derivatives)