Confidentiality at work is a key topic for HR professionals. From the perspective of the HR department and keeping employees’ personal information confidential, but also creating a workplace environment where all staff understand what information needs to be treated in confidence.
Other topics that you might mind useful on Personnel Today include data protection and the General Data Protection Regulation.
Employees who are leaving under a cloud can cause problems, demonstrated recently when a Twitter employee hid President Trump’s account...
Employers often use interim or “springboard” injunctions to protect confidential information after employees decide to leave. But they are not...
Managers are failing to support trans employees as much as they could in the workplace, a study by Acas has...
An investment bank employee has been investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after sharing confidential client information over WhatsApp....
A recent legal case involving messaging service WhatsApp raises issues about monitoring employee communications. Nick Le Riche, a partner at...
What are an employer’s options for protecting confidential information in the workplace if an employee has a personal relationship with...
An inquiry into the actions of the National Bullying Helpline has been launched by the Charity Commission following the receipt...
Employers must reassure staff that any helplines or employee assistance programmes (EAPs) set up will remain 100% confidential in light...
The first patron to quit an anti-bullying charity this week, after its founder breached confidentiality during the Number 10 bullying...
The National Bullying Helpline’s decision to disclose bullying allegations made by Downing Street staff drew further controversy last night when...
Medics posting messages on networking websites like Facebook and Twitter are breaching patient confidentiality, the BBC has reported. Trainee doctors...
The Damian Green fiasco serves as a stark reminder to employers to tighten up their confidentiality and whistleblowing policies, legal...
Diana Kloss explains the technical legal basis for duty of confidence, and when it can be legitimately overridden
Julian Parry advises on ways employers can protect themselves against the dangers posed by iPods and other portable electronic storage devices
The
ongoing industrial dispute between Swansea Council and its IT staff has taken a
new twist, with the Unison union...
