You’ve recently referred an employee to an occupational health advisor for a report on their fitness to work. However, the employee is now refusing to allow the report to be released to you. Can you
proceed and, if so, how?
Published 10.05.2019
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
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
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
You’re considering recording all video calls involving your employees as this would mean that you would have a detailed record of what was discussed. Is this a good or bad idea?
Published 17.09.2020
From 25 May 2018 all employers will be obliged to maintain a written record of their data processing activities in relation to employees. How can you ensure that your record complies with the GDPR?
Published 10.05.2018
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
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) potentially makes employers liable for personal data breaches. What are they and how should you respond to them?
Published 08.06.2018
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