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”.
The Tax-free Childcare scheme is due to be phased in from 28 April 2017, with employers’ childcare voucher schemes being...
Charles Wynn-Evans of Dechert LLP reports on some recent decisions on subject access requests, which will give employers food for...
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is consulting on draft guidance on consent under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The...
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From April 2017, employers with a paybill of more than £3 million will be required to pay the apprenticeship levy....
CCTV used to require installation by specialist security engineers, but modern small-scale camera systems can now be rigged up by...
The Government published a revised version of the draft Regulations setting out the gender pay gap (GPG) reporting duty on...
Subject access requests – when an employee asks to see any personal data held on them – can throw legal...
Despite Brexit, the UK will implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when it comes into force on 25 May...
Significant employment law changes are anticipated for 2017, amid the ongoing uncertainty resulting from the Brexit referendum.
Large compliance projects...
FAQs on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the apprenticeship levy dominate the top 10 HR questions for...
The new EU General Data Protection Regulation introduces fines of up to €20 million or 4% of global turnover. While...
Agile working, whether that’s allowing employees to work remotely or being flexible about hours, has been hailed as the answer...
Sunderland FC may not be having the best of times on the football pitch but it recently scored an important...
