The EU’s new legislation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), has finally arrived and comes into effect today. As an employer you may not feel as prepared as you would have liked for the new legislation but you can still take action to make sure your business is compliant and avoid any fines that could be issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Is Your Business GDPR Ready?
Hopefully by now you will have:
- Carried out a data audit to evaluate and assess your current data protection practices.
- Assessed how you can update existing practices so that they are in line with the GDPR.
- Stopped processing data that you do not have a legitimate need for.
- Assessed how long you retain data for and how you store and secure it.
- Thought about electronic devices that your staff use and considered whether you will still allow employees to use their own smart phones or provide company phones and laptops instead.
- Encrypted data where possible, particularly if you are transferring data or allowing remote working.
- Made staff aware of GDPR and updated your HR policies and staff privacy notices
- Reviewed and updated or introduced job applicant privacy notices
To review our previous blogs on GDPR, please click on the links below:
- Are Your HR Policies & Procedures GDPR Compliant
- Employers Advised To Review Employee Handbooks
- GDPR FAQ’s
How Nelsons Can Help
Our Employment Law team can provide expertise and guidance on any queries around the changes you need to implement in order to comply, including:
- Privacy notices for your staff and job applicants.
- Data protection policies for a fixed fee.
- Optional support in tailoring your documentation and rolling it out across your workforce.
- Bespoke training packages for HR teams or groups of employees, so that you can embed data protection in to your culture and evidence your efforts to comply with the new regime.
Contact us for any GDPR compliance queries on 0800 0241 976 or via our online form.
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