General Data Protection Regulation

A ban on exclusivity contracts for low-paid workers and changes to data protection rules are likely to feature in this year’s Queen’s Speech.

As some employers reveal that they have removed contractual sick pay from unvaccinated staff, Joanne Moseley examines the legal risks...

From Monday 16 August 2021, employees who have been double vaccinated (or are aged 18 and under) will be able...

Most frequently asked questions last month focus on right-to-work checks and Covid-19 vaccinations and quarantine.

Questions on Covid-19 vaccination dominate this month's list, alongside IR35, right-to-work checks and the relationship between holiday pay and overtime.

There could be a need for employees to share health credentials once the pandemic recedes. IBM is one of the companies developing secure ‘health passports’. 

With strengthened lockdown measures in January, employers have again been asking for guidance on employees who are home-schooling.
In addition...

Last week, the owner of Pimlico Plumbers said he wouldn’t offer a job to anyone who hasn’t been vaccinated. Given...

The roll-out of the Covid vaccine has got employers thinking about whether they will collect, and how they might manage data around workers’ vaccination status.

The Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) has published clarifying guidance for occupational health practitioners on a range of ethical considerations...

In the first legal challenge of its kind, former Uber drivers in the UK and Portugal are suing the taxi-hailing...

H&M Group has been fined €35.3m (£32.1m) by an information commissioner in Germany for intrusive data collection and analysis of...

Organisations must absorb the lessons of verdict in South Wales Police case, when it comes to the use of AI and automation, argues HR director.

Social media has grown in use exponentially since Facebook was launched 16 years ago, and so has the risk to...

Complex patchwork of rules and practices between countries is dissuading employers from implementing track and trace schemes.