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Data protection

The Data Protection Act 1998 requires that employers follow various data protection principles when handling employees’ personal data.

An employee has the right to request access information kept about him or her by the employer, including personnel files, sickness records, disciplinary or training records, appraisal or performance review notes, and emails or documents in which the employee is the focus. Such requests are known as “data subject access requests”.


    • Employee relations
    • Ethics
    • Data protection

    ‘Polygamous working’ is a minefield for HR

    by Nic Paton 14 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 14 May 2025

    ‘Polygamous working’, or secretly holding down more than one full-time job, may be on the rise, especially with remote or...

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Data protection
    • Latest News

    M&S pauses hiring as it deals with cyber attack

    by Jo Faragher 2 May 2025
    by Jo Faragher 2 May 2025

    Marks & Spencer has paused recruitment as it continues to battle a severe cyber attack.

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Employee engagement
    • Data protection

    Remote working may have triggered jump in employee data breaches

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Apr 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Apr 2025

    The number of reported breaches relating to employees’ data is at the highest level since at least 2019 when 3,010 breaches were reported to the Information Commissioner's Office.

    • NHS
    • Data protection
    • Latest News

    GMC ‘erases’ records on doctors who change gender

    by Jo Faragher 21 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 21 Feb 2025

    Health secretary Wes Streeting has called a decision by the General Medical Council to erase the disciplinary record of doctors who have changed gender ‘extremely concerning’.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • CIPD
    • Ethics

    What’s HR’s role in ethical AI adoption?

    by Hayfa Mohdzaini 6 Feb 2025
    by Hayfa Mohdzaini 6 Feb 2025

    Hayfa Mohdzaini examines the HR profession's role in understanding the presence and potential of AI, and its ethical use at work.

    • Alcohol and drug misuse
    • Data protection
    • Discipline

    Top 10 HR questions January 2025: TUPE employee information

    by Brightmine 4 Feb 2025
    by Brightmine 4 Feb 2025

    January 2025's top 10 HR questions include FAQs ion TUPE, severe weather, notice periods, and alcohol or drug misuse

    • Artificial intelligence
    • USA
    • Data protection

    LinkedIn accused of using user data to train AI in US

    by Adam McCulloch 23 Jan 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 23 Jan 2025

    LinkedIn has been accused in the US of sharing users’ private messages with other companies to train artificial intelligence models.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Data protection
    • Latest News

    Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber face calls for app transparency

    by Rob Moss 20 Jan 2025
    by Rob Moss 20 Jan 2025

    Food delivery platforms facing calls for greater transparency around the apps they use to manage couriers’ work processes and pay.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Europe
    • Data protection

    EU AI Act: What HR needs to know

    by James Flint 8 Jan 2025
    by James Flint 8 Jan 2025

    The EU AI Act is due to come into force in February, and will impact any company that develops or deploys large language model tools in the EU.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Gamification

    AI Act comes into force in EU: how will it affect HR?

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Aug 2024

    The European Union's AI Act yesterday came into force – the first steps in establishing a regulatory and legal framework for the use of AI systems within Europe.

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Data protection
    • Latest News

    Complaints about subject access requests rise 13.5%

    by Rob Moss 31 May 2024
    by Rob Moss 31 May 2024

    ICO received more than 15,300 complaints last year over organisations’ failure to comply with data subject access requests (DSARs).

    • Data protection
    • Latest News

    Data breach at BBC: 25,000 employees affected

    by Adam McCulloch 30 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 30 May 2024

    A data breach at the BBC may have seen identifying details, including NI numbers, of 25,000 staff exposed.

    • Northern Ireland
    • Police
    • Data protection

    Breach of staff data sees Northern Ireland police service hit with £750k fine

    by Rob Moss 23 May 2024
    by Rob Moss 23 May 2024

    Police Service of Northern Ireland faces £750,000 fine for data breach described as ‘perfect storm of risk and harm’ by the ICO.

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Data protection
    • Latest News

    Employee data breaches up 41%

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 May 2024

    Reports of employee data breaches increased by 41% in 2023, reaching a five-year high, according to the ICO.

    • Data protection
    • Latest News
    • Payroll

    Ministry of Defence hack exposes staff details

    by Jo Faragher 7 May 2024
    by Jo Faragher 7 May 2024

    A Ministry of Defence hack has led to the personal details of some current and former staff being exposed.

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