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”.
In the first case of its kind, the US District Court in New Jersey has ruled an employer that requested...
Construction union Ucatt has welcomed the decision to send a blacklister to crown court for sentencing, where he could face...
Construction union Ucatt has welcomed the decision to send a blacklister to crown court for sentencing, where he could face...
The government is to introduce new regulations to prevent union members being denied employment by secret blacklists.
In March the...
Recent figures show a sharp rise in claims against ex-employees taking confidential information from their previous employers.
A recent ruling by the Information Commissioner means job applicants in the public sector can request to see rivals' details.
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An employment tribunal ruling on collective pay rises means new employers must honour old pay...
Construction union Ucatt has called on the government to outlaw blacklisting after an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)...
Organised criminals are using cloned career histories to deceive recruiters into hiring them for positions that could enable them to...
As redundancies rise, departing employees are more likely to steal sensitive information.
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HR directors fight back against the recession by focusing on training and development;
and a...
Job candidates may be allowed to see other applicants’ details, including interview notes, following a decision by the Information Commissioner...
IT staff are so desperate to keep their jobs they would resort to haggling, bribery and blackmail, a survey has...
The Damian Green fiasco serves as a stark reminder to employers to tighten up their confidentiality and whistleblowing policies, legal...
In 1998 David Beckham sported a sarong, Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton were outed for their antics with a cigar,...
