1. The Client's Situation
While reviewing employee monitoring through the installation of CCTV at its workplace, the client company needed to confirm whether this was lawful under the Personal Information Protection Act and labor-relations laws. In particular, it needed a clear legal determination on whether CCTV could be installed without each individual worker's consent, and whether consultation alone through the labor-management council could satisfy the legal requirements.
2. Your Legal Team's Advice
Your Legal Team reviewed the relevant statutes and precedents, organized the legal requirements and procedures for installing CCTV, and proposed measures to secure lawfulness. We also guided the company on matters it must comply with in practice and advised on a direction that minimizes legal risk.
3. Result
Through Your Legal Team's advice, the client was able to devise an optimal approach to operate CCTV in practice while complying with the law. This enabled it to prevent legal disputes with workers and to secure a practical solution that balances personal-information protection with business operations.