In November 2018 detailed guidance on encryption was published and in September 2018 expanded guidance on Exemptions was published.
Visit the ICO’s website for full details of the Guide to Data Protection.
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Data Protection and Brexit - Is your organisation prepared? 29 January 2019
Businesses and charities need to continue to comply with data protection law after 29 March if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
If your organisation shares personal data with organisations in the European Economic Area (EEA), you will need to take steps to ensure you continue to comply with data protection laws if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. For UK businesses that only share data within the UK, there will be no change.
Personal data refers to any information that can be used to identify a living individual, including a customer’s name, their physical or IP address, or HR functions such as staff working hours and payroll details.
The UK does not intend to impose additional requirements on transfers of personal data from the UK to the EEA, therefore, organisations will be able to send personal data to organisations in the EEA as they do currently.
However, transfers of personal data from the EEA to the UK will become restricted once the UK has left the EU.
Therefore, if your organisation receives personal data from organisations in the EU you should consider, with your EEA partners, what changes you may need to make to ensure that personal data can continue to flow after the exit date.
These changes will affect organisations both large and small. To help your organisation take the right action now use the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) guidance and follow its 6 steps checklist.
Further information •
7 questions to get guidance relevant to your business when the UK leaves the EU • ICO Guidance and resources for organisations after Brexit • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidance
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Consultation on confidentiality clauses 7 March 2019
A consultation has been published on measures to prevent misuse in situations of workplace harassment or discrimination.
The rules around non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality clauses are set to be tightened under new legal proposals announced by Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst.
Many businesses legitimately use NDAs and confidentiality clauses in agreements to prevent disclosure of confidential information. However, in recent months there has been increasing evidence to suggest that NDAs and confidentiality clauses are being abused by a very small minority of employers to intimidate whistleblowers, conceal harassment and discrimination incidents – including sexual assault, physical threats and racism.
The proposals in this consultation will help put an end to the unethical use of these agreements and encourage good practice from employers and lawyers. They include:
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
Payroll: need to know
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