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ARTICLE · 11 MAY 2022

Protection From Dismissal For Data Protection Officers

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Do data protection officers have special protection from dismissal?

SpainEmployment and HR
Gisella Alvarado (Sagardoy Abogados)
Gisella Alvarado (Sagardoy Abogados)

Do data protection officers have special protection from dismissal? A recent (non-final) ruling in Spain clarifies the remedies for DPOs who are unfairly dismissed, and Ius Laboris lawyers explain how the position differs in their countries.

In a ruling of 29 December 2021, the Labour Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Madrid analysed the remedies data protection officers (DPOs) have in the event of dismissal. It particularly considered if they are entitled to choose between reinstatement or an unfair dismissal severance payment if there are no valid grounds support their dismissal (given that Spanish law does not specifically provide this option to DPOs).

In this case, a Resolution from the Labour Court of Madrid (subsequently challenged and appealed before the Labour Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Madrid) declared a Data Protection Officer had been unfairly dismissed and ordered the employer to pay the statutory unfair dismissal severance without

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