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Korea: Handling Employee Data
Under the Personal Information Protection Act ("PIPA") any company which handles personal data will be deemed a 'data handler' and must comply with …
Hong Kong: The Requirement of Being 'Fit and Proper'
In many industries, it is a requirement that certain individuals performing regulated activities are, and remain, fit and proper. For example, these …
APAC: Managing Employee Personal Information Part 2
We continue our review of the different obligations employers have around the region in relation to collecting, using and storing employee data by …
APAC: Managing Employee Personal Information
An organisation's obligations in respect of managing personal information vary greatly from country to country. We consider the different obligations …
EU: Data Use - Protecting a critical resource
Described by some as the “new oil” for the digital economy, there is no doubt that data are now seen as critical for organisations to succeed. Data are a …
UK: Surveillance - European decisions highlight right to privacy in the workplace
Two recent decisions – along with the imminent implementation of the GDPR - highlight the importance for employers of reviewing monitoring practices and …
Hong Kong: Disclosure of Criminal Convictions
Employers often seek to carry out criminal and other background checks on new employees as part of their pre-hire processes. The discovery of a prior …
UK: worrying High Court data protection ruling imposing vicarious liability on employers
A recent High court decision (subject to appeal) has ruled that an employer can be vicariously liable for an employee's misuse of data even where it has …
UK: Data Protection Bill published - employers should prepare now for GDPR
The Government published the draft Data Protection Bill (the "Bill") on 14 September. The Bill will be debated at its second reading in the House of …
Asia: Pre-employment screening
Pre-employment screening can be a useful tool in ensuring you are hiring the right person for the right role. Here we look at the issues that may arise …
UK: GDPR - The "Whole of Business" Issue at the Top of Your Board Agenda
Almost all organisations use or process personal data. With less than 9 months to go before the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR") comes …
UK: Limits on employers’ ability to monitor private communications
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) ruling in Barbulescu v Romania (61496/08) is a timely reminder of the limits of …
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