These days, many employees work remotely on laptops, iPads and other mobile devices. Whilst this is convenient, it may lead to your confidential information being compromised. So what can you do to
protect your business?
Published 16.01.2013
An employee is off sick and their e-mail and voicemail messages are starting to stack up. As this could mean lost business, you want to check them. What’s the legal position here, particularly if
they don’t appear to be business-related?
Published 19.10.2010
Apparently, 47% of employees have used a former employer’s passwords after the termination of their employment and 28% regularly use them to access paid for subscriptions and tools. How can you
prevent this?
Published 15.05.2023
More than 50% of employees use their own mobile devices for work-related purposes. This has prompted the Information Commissioner’s Office to issue some guidance for employers. Is it any good?
Published 02.05.2013
You’ve received a subject access request (SAR) from an individual but it isn’t obvious what personal data is being sought. Can you ignore it on the basis that it’s unclear?
Published 07.10.2014
You should conduct an annual check to ensure that you hold accurate personal information for each employee. Which details should you confirm and what else should you make clear to your employees?
Published 14.12.2022
You’re concerned that some employees may not be handling customers’ telephone calls properly. To establish the facts, you’re thinking about secretly recording those conversations. Is this legal or a
complete no-no?
Published 11.06.2013
In September 2016 there were reports that an employee had successfully claimed unfair dismissal because her employer refused to answer her subject access request (SAR). Why did it really lose this
case?
Published 06.10.2016
In a recent criminal case, the employee involved had managed to swindle his ex-employer out of nearly £12,000. Although he got his comeuppance, this could have all been avoided. What should the
employer have done?
Published 12.09.2013