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Nadine Charrière

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Nadine Charrière is an associate in the Firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group in Zurich. Nadine holds a Master degree in Law and Economics as well as International Management. She gained practical experience in both the legal and business field in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and Japan before she joined the Firm in 2019. She is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and since October 2021 a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E).
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Switzerland: The revised Data Protection Act – need for action for employers?

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The revised Data Protection Act (nDPA) and the revised Data Protection Ordinance (nDPO) will enter into force on 1 September 2023. The revised Swiss data protection law is “a GDPR-like” legislation and provides for certain (new) obligations not contained in the current data protection law.
In an employment relationship, an employer inevitably processes employees’ personal data for various purposes. This client alert aims to inform employers about their data privacy obligations under the new data protection law and provides an opportunity to test data protection compliance.