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Data protection

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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    Top 10 HR questions December 2017: Workers’ rights post-Brexit

    by Brightmine 2 Jan 2018
    by Brightmine 2 Jan 2018

    December saw the announcement of an agreement between the UK and the EU on citizens’ rights following Brexit. Employers are...

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    by Qian Mou 22 Dec 2017

    2018 sees a number of significant domestic employment law developments, including the response to the Taylor report, delayed as the...

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    Top 10 HR questions November 2017: Gender pay gap reporting looms large

    by Brightmine 7 Dec 2017
    by Brightmine 7 Dec 2017

    Employers have just under five months left to publish their gender pay gap reports. Most employers covered by the gender...

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    GDPR: Processing without consent (webinar)

    by Rob Moss 1 Dec 2017
    by Rob Moss 1 Dec 2017

    ON-DEMAND| The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in effect from 25 May 2018, will make it difficult for employers to process employee personal data on the basis of ...

    • General Data Protection Regulation
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    Top 10 HR questions October 2017: Modern slavery statements and GDPR

    by Brightmine 2 Nov 2017
    by Brightmine 2 Nov 2017

    The requirement for large employers to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement came into force in October 2015 and...

    • General Data Protection Regulation
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    ICO to offer GDPR helpline for small businesses

    by Personnel Today 23 Oct 2017
    by Personnel Today 23 Oct 2017

    The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will launch a number of support features to help small businesses to prepare for the...

    • General Data Protection Regulation
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    Data protection in occupational health: a guide

    by Personnel Today 4 Oct 2017
    by Personnel Today 4 Oct 2017

    The growth of internet and mobile technology has made it all the more important to understand rules on data protection...

    • Brexit
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    Top 10 HR questions September 2017: Travel time and zero hours status

    by Brightmine 3 Oct 2017
    by Brightmine 3 Oct 2017

    Should you include time spent travelling when calculating employees’ working time? The number one FAQ for September deals with this...

    • General Data Protection Regulation
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    by Qian Mou 14 Sep 2017
    by Qian Mou 14 Sep 2017

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    by Brightmine 12 Sep 2017
    by Brightmine 12 Sep 2017

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    • General Data Protection Regulation
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    Data subject access requests: Common employer queries

    by Personnel Today 5 Sep 2017
    by Personnel Today 5 Sep 2017

    How should employers deal with data subject access requests and how will the process change for employers when the General...

    • Brexit
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    Data protection: Post-Brexit EU partnership plan revealed

    by Qian Mou 25 Aug 2017
    by Qian Mou 25 Aug 2017

    The Government has issued a policy paper proposing to develop a post-Brexit partnership with the EU on data protection matters....

    • General Data Protection Regulation
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    by David Sheppard 22 Aug 2017
    by David Sheppard 22 Aug 2017

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    • General Data Protection Regulation
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    Five ways HR can lead the way with GDPR

    by Barry Stanton 15 Aug 2017
    by Barry Stanton 15 Aug 2017

    While the GDPR brings risks and eye-watering penalties for non-compliance, it also brings great opportunities for firms that use it...

    • General Data Protection Regulation

    New Data Protection Bill to launch next month

    by Rob Moss 7 Aug 2017
    by Rob Moss 7 Aug 2017

    The Government has today outlined its intention for a new Data Protection Bill, to be published in September 2017, which...

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