Legal Guarantees of the Laborer's Privacy Right in the Workplace

Abstract

This study dealt with the legal guarantees of the worker's privacy right in the workplace. It did so by highlighting the manifestations of infringement on the worker's privacy in his workplace and the violation of his privacy. It also shed light on the concept of privacy and its importance for the worker in the workplace, the distinction between it and the worker's professional life, guarantees of worker's rights in Jordanian legislation and Islamic law, and the dimensions of a worker's right of private life in the workplace. The study also focused on knowing the extent of the employer's authority in monitoring that restricts the worker's movements within the establishment according to specific laws that guarantee the preservation of the employer's interest and the preservation of the sanctity of the worker's private life and not violating his privacy.

            The researcher used the descriptive approach to achieve the objectives of the study. The results of the study showed that the sanctity of private life is in danger in our era as a result of the modern and rapid technological developments that we are currently witnessing, which may make the private life of individuals vulnerable to violation, assault, and violation of the privacy of the worker in the workplace. The study recommended emphasizing the importance of protecting people's privacy by controlling the perpetrators of these crimes and the need to punish them in order to protect the public interest and public morals and ethics