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UK: Measures to protect confidential information from ex-employees
A High Court has ruled that, in the right circumstances, an employer may be able to obtain an order for the destruction of confidential information taken …
UK: Reasonable expectation of privacy may not always apply to private communications
Employers may be able to rely on an employee's private phone communications to justify discipline or dismissal in some cases, as employees will not …
Europe: Developments in EU laws on trade secrets and data protection
The Trade Secrets Directive was passed by the Council of Europe on 27 May 2016. It will come into force 20 days after its publication in the EU …
EU developments: trade secrets and data protection
On 14 April the European Parliament voted to approve the new Trade Secrets Directive aimed at harmonising the definition and protection of trade …
UK: New publications - data transfer, discriminatory adverts, autism, bonus tax avoidance schemes
The Information Commissioner's Office has issued interim guidance following the publication of the proposed EU-US Privacy Shield framework to …
Europe: Developments in EU laws on trade secrets and data protection
The European Parliament and EU Council have agreed the terms of a Trade Secrets Directive that aims to harmonise the definition and protection of trade …
EU: Compromise reached on General Data Protection Regulation
After almost four years of debate, the European Commission, Parliament and Council finally reached political agreement on the proposed General Data …
EU: Data protection - proposed EU-US Privacy Shield
The EU Commission and the US have agreed on a new framework to facilitate the transfer of EU personal data to the US, the EU-US Privacy Shield, following …
EU: ECJ privacy ruling not a green light for employer snooping despite media headlines
A recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights should be viewed as a reminder to employers to exercise caution before monitoring their employees' …
Europe: European Court of Justice declares US Safe Harbour invalid
The EU Data Protection Directive imposes restrictions on the transfer of personal data outside the EU, with transfers permitted only if the relevant …
UK: New resources
BIS guide for employers on zero-hours contracts. The Government has also published draft regulations to provide remedies to those on zero hours …
UK: Data protection - ECJ declares US Safe Harbour invalid
The ECJ has now decided that businesses - chiefly US-based organisations - will no longer be able to rely on the US Safe Harbour Privacy Principles as …
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