COVID-19: Information of Lithuanian State Data Protection Inspectorate for Employers

An employer has the right to ask it’s employees or visitors whether they have symptoms of COVID-19 or have been diagnosed with COVID-19. This information is important for the employer in assessing whether additional protective measures are needed, such as requiring staff who have worked together or who have been in contact with a sick / symptomatic person to undergo quarantine, to provide with a possibility for remote work or a health check. However, it is to notice that the right of access to this information does not imply that employers can document the information received or compile relevant data files. Employers should also refrain from collection of temperature measurements and medical records of employees and visitors. This cannot be regarded as the employer's duty.

Provision of information to public authorities: Employers may provide information to public authorities if there is a clear basis for doing so. For example, for statistical purposes (in such case the provision of identification of a particular data subject must be avoided).