Knowledge November – Part 4

In this last week we consider the risks of failing to comply with a Subject Access Request and answer some Frequentlly Asked Questions. Frequently Asked Questions Q: Can I require individuals to use a specifically designed form to make Subject Access Requests on? A:...

Knowledge November – Part 3

In this third in our series we look at how you respond to a request and what you actually need to disclose, and what to do if you think the employee has already had it. What if we’ve already given material to the employee? You may have been in correspondence...

Knowledge November 1

Following the success of last year’s Knowledge November where we took a really in-depth look at Shared Parental Leave, this year we are focussing on Subject Access Requests by employees under Section 7 of the Data Protection Act. Under that Section, a data...

Sports Direct bosses face criminal charges

Under Section 193 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 employers are obliged to notify the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on a form HR1 where they are proposing to dismiss as redundant 20 or more employees at one...