Category: Employment

Key Takeaways ICO requires data protection impact assessments – Mandatory for most monitoring that processes personal data. Six lawful bases under UK GDPR – Employers must identify at least one before any monitoring begins. 70% of workers find monitoring intrusive – ICO research shows significant employee resistance to surveillance. Legitimate interests is most flexible basis […]

Every employee gets ill. That part is simple. What gets complicated is the paperwork. Do you need a doctor’s note on day two or day eight? Can your employer reject a fit note? What happens if you can’t get a GP appointment in time? And what exactly changed when the UK scrapped the old sick […]

The United Kingdom has specific rights for fathers and partners that just are not part of American federal law. UK Paternity Leave As a father or partner you can take either one or two weeks off work from Statutory Paternity Leave, paid at £184.03 per week or 90% of average weekly earnings (whichever is lower). […]