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Newsletter marzo, 2022

Turkey: Constitutional Court decision on the termination of an employment contract due to WhatsApp correspondences

The dismissal based on inspecting private correspondence of the employee by using employer's power of surveillance authority violates privacy and freedom of communication rights of the employee, guaranteed by the Turkish Constitution.
The decision confirmed the significance of informing employees about the employer’s right for inspection or getting consent for this when needed in case of internal investigation.