In May 2018 the Data Protection Act 1998 will be replaced by the General Data Protection Regulation. On the back of this important change, many “GDPR specialists” are touting their services. Must you
hire one?
Published 20.09.2017
The General Data Protection Regulation comes into force on 25 May 2018. From then, you’ll have to give staff more detailed information about the data you hold on them and how it’s processed. How must
this be done?
Published 23.03.2018
The GDPR had its first birthday in May 2019. However, many smaller employers still haven’t got their mandatory privacy notices in place. What must you have by law?
Published 03.07.2019
PwC has been fined €150,000 after it wrongly used consent as the basis for processing its employees’ personal data. What’s the problem with relying on consent when you’re processing
employment-related personal data?
Published 26.09.2019
In November 2020 the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released new guidance on the processing of criminal offence data. Does it apply where an employee is only suspected of committing a
criminal offence?
Published 19.11.2020
An e-mail has gone out to a list of external recipients. Unfortunately, the employee CCd everyone rather than BCCing them in. All names and e-mail addresses could be seen. Must this data breach be
reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)?
Published 20.11.2019
The General Data Protection Regulation grants all data subjects a right to erasure. This is more commonly known as the “right to be forgotten”. Must you comply if an employee, or a former employee,
exercises this right?
Published 20.04.2018
You’ve interviewed a candidate who was unsuccessful but they may well be suitable for a future job role. Are you permitted to hold their CV on file or does the General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR) prohibit this?
Published 18.05.2018
You would like to create a “meet the team” section on your website which has photos of all key staff and a description of their job role. Where do you stand on this legally now that the GDPR is in
force?
Published 24.08.2018