Again the case López Ribalda (" Mercadona Case") and video surveillance in the field of labor relations

The Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights ( Grand Chamber) of October 17, 2019

Abstract

The present work intends to study the European Court of Human Rights, Grand Chamber, 17th October 2019 Judgement in the case of López Ribalda and Others v. Spain, in particular what the judgement states about covert video-surveillance. It must be said that this judgement changes the Court criteria which had been previously stated in another European Court Judgement ( 9th January 2018) concerning the same case. The Grand Chamber concludes that as a rule workers have a right to being previously informed about his being monitored by video-surveillance. However, there are circumstances that can justify the lack of previous information such as the existence of reasonable suspicion that serious misconduct has been committed. The Grand Chamber judgement is considered in connection with national cases concerning this matter.