General Data Protection Regulation

Equality watchdog suggests government could consider reintroducing equal pay questionnaires in its response to a call for evidence.

PwC uses traffic-light dashboard to monitor employees' attendance in the office, taking data from swipe cards and WiFi connections.

Study into 141 million files found in data breaches shows that 82% of incidents have included HR information, according to Lab 1.

Job candidates crave transparency in the use of ADM in recruitment, wanting to know when and how automatic decision-making is used.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Information Commissioner publishes guidance for employers on sharing workers’ personal details in a mental health emergency.

ICO orders Serco to stop biometric attendance monitoring, including facial and fingerprint recognition, when workers clock in and out.

Amazon has been fined €32m (£27m) for 'excessively monitoring' employees in its warehouses in France.

Police Service Northern Ireland published details of thousands of employees after a Freedom of Information request.

Employers should only use worker monitoring tech, such as activity trackers, following consultation with staff, according to a group of MPs.

Capita has told some of its employees that their personal data was stolen in a cyberattack earlier this year.