As the digital transformation of the economy relies on the processing of personal data, employee data protection is an important prerequisite. When implementing data protection, there is typically a discussion of technical and organizational measures. However, since virtually all data protection measures can be regarded as socio-technical, the consideration of a third aspect is a critical but often neglected aspect of their implementation: the social sphere. In this chapter, we present the impact of the social sphere on the introduction of data protection measures. We discuss three main challenges, namely: (1) the lack of consideration of the interactions between the technical, organizational, and social spheres; (2) companies exploiting the gray areas of employee data protection; and (3) inherent conflicts between different quality characteristics. Furthermore, we show solution approaches for these challenges.