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”.
Many HR professionals will have spent months preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Now it is finally in...
With Friday’s GDPR deadline looming, employers have undoubtedly been spending the last few weeks reviewing the data they store about...
Handling payroll by its very nature requires processing a lot of personal data on employees. What actions do HR and...
New rules on the taxation of termination payments came into force in April 2018. All payments in lieu of notice...
With the GDPR due to come into effect later this month, HR departments need to be careful when processing data...
With the GDPR now in force, employers could face eye-watering fines if they fail to protect their employees’ data. Katherine...
With the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation coming in next month, occupational health practitioners need to be reviewing how they...
The Easter bank holidays inevitably raise questions for employers about employees’ entitlement to time off, pay or pay in lieu....
April is always a busy time of year for HR, with new and amended employment laws taking effect. In April 2018, large employers face their first gender pay...
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect on 25 May 2018, employers need to be putting in...
Most employers will be aware of the upcoming introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. But how can...
One of the key messages employers are hearing on the new data protection rules under the General Data Protection Regulation...
With less than 100 days to go until the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect, employers have been reminded...
Employees transferring to a new employer in a TUPE situation have the right to be consulted, but the rules on...
In a recent case, Morrisons supermarket was found vicariously liable for a malicious data breach carried out by an employee...
