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”.
GDPR data protection regulations will be scrapped and replaced by UK's own rules, as government pauses Data Reform Bill.
The use of women's health apps raises privacy issues that need addressing by employers.
The midpoint of 2022 is a good time for HR professionals to take stock of the many employment law proposals in the pipeline.
HR teams should not ignore the threat of a cyber attack on their business, as employees are often the first line of defence.
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...
French subsidiary of Swedish furniture retailer receives €1 million fine for snooping of employees.
The investment bank's US staff have been told to post their vaccination status on the company's app ahead of a return to the office.
Most frequently asked questions last month focus on right-to-work checks and Covid-19 vaccinations and quarantine.
A rail union has criticised West Midlands Trains for sending staff an email that falsely promised bonuses in an attempt to test their cyber security awareness.
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’.Â
With strengthened lockdown measures in January, employers have again been asking for guidance on employees who are home-schooling.
In addition...
Labour has called for greater protections for workers whose employers use software to monitor activity while working from home –...
