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”.
HR must get to grips with data if it is to strike the correct balance between productivity and privacy, while ensuring decisions are as transparent as possible.
The rise of AI tools such as ChatGPT means HR and data teams need to ensure they are still compliant.
The most common HR questions in May 2023 concerned post-Brexit laws and annual leave entitlements.
Companies affected by a cyber hack have been issued with an ultimatum by a Russian cyber-crime group.
Employees at the BBC, British Airways and Boots may have had their data stolen by hackers.
Dozens of organisations have reported breaches of personal information held by Capita, which suffered a cyber attack earlier this year.
Guidance for employers on responding to subject access requests has been published by the Information Commissioner's Office.
An employee data leak saw South Lanarkshire Council accidentally publish the salaries of 15,000 staff online.
Fears over data security causes SD Worx to suspend IT systems at UK and Ireland division.
The UK government’s decision to remove social media platform TikTok from all work devices has triggered calls for businesses to do the same.
Cyberattacks at media group and at Royal Mail underline that ‘cybersecurity is not just an issue for the IT and security teams in organisations; it’s an HR issue‘
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