There are important lessons for U.S. and multinational companies after a recent decision from the European Court of Human Rights on whether an employer’s monitoring of an employee’s electronic communications violated his right to privacy.
The employee, Bogdan Bărbulescu of Romania, was fired after using the company’s internet and accessing Yahoo Messenger for personal reasons during the workday, according to the ruling.
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