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”.
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The Government has published the Data Protection Bill, which will supplement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the UK....
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will require employers to provide employees with a privacy notice, detailing how their personal...
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While the GDPR brings risks and eye-watering penalties for non-compliance, it also brings great opportunities for firms that use it...
The Government has today outlined its intention for a new Data Protection Bill, to be published in September 2017, which...
Employers will have less time to respond to data subject access requests under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and...
EU-derived legislation such as the Working Time Directive, TUPE and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will continue to apply...
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Regardless of Brexit, the General Data Protection Regulation will bring in a range of new rights allowing employees to access...
