Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal
Abstract
IN THIS SHORT COMMENT, I would like to inquire about the boundaries of the representative union’s mandate regarding protecting the employee’s right to privacy. I will briefly present Emanuele Dagnino and Matthew Bodie’s articles and then explore the ability of the representative union to deal with the employee’s constitutional right to privacy (Bodie, 2025; Dagnino, 2025).1 This comment will focus on the Israeli legal representation model, which may provoke intriguing questions concerning other jurisdictions. So, let us begin our dance.
Recommended Citation
Eshet, Edo
(2025)
"Comment - When Three for Tango is Too Much: An Employee’s Constitutional Right to Privacy, an Employer, and a Representative Union,"
Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal: Vol. 45:
Iss.
3, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60082/2819-2567.1069
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cllpj/vol45/iss3/8
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Bodie, M. T. (2025). Liability, property, and inalienability rules in employee data regulation. Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal, 45(3), In this issue.
Dagnino, E. (2025). It takes three to tango: Labour law, data protection, and collective voice for the regulation of new technologies in the workplace. Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal, 45(3), In this issue.
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