by Anna Denton | Mar 1, 2017 | Data Protection
An employee has told you that she intends to transition to a male identity and that after she returns from her holiday she expects you to change her name on all relevant records. This raises lots of different issues but what are the Data Protection Act implications?...
by Anna Denton | Feb 13, 2017 | Data Protection
Imagine this scenario; a manager is concerned about a highly IT savvy employee who knows their password, so is uncomfortable dealing with HR or gaining legal advice using their work email address. The manager gives out their home or personal email address to the...
by Anna Denton | Apr 25, 2016 | Articles, Data Protection
In HR we pride ourselves on being alive to issues like confidentiality around staff information and probably have at least a passing understanding of data protection and an individual’s right to make a subject access request, probably seeing examples of this...
by Anna Denton | Nov 26, 2015 | Articles, Data Protection, Videos
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:...
by Anna Denton | Nov 19, 2015 | Articles, Data Protection, Videos
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...
by Anna Denton | Nov 12, 2015 | Data Protection, News, Videos
During the month of November we are considering the Data Protection Act and, more specifically, Subject Access Requests. In the first in our series last week we considered the form that requests must take and issues around verifying identity and time limits. This...
