All employers, particularly those in the public sector, need to be fully aware of the law relating to employee privacy rights and data protection. Under data protection law employers have a number of obligations to protect personal information that they hold. Failure to comply with these obligations can land businesses in trouble with the Information Commissioner and can result in civil enforcement, financial penalties and criminal prosecution as well as damage to reputation and brand.
How Hill Dickinson can help
Hill Dickinson has the expertise to guide clients through this complex area of law. We can provide advice and support in the following areas:
- Compliance with data protection obligations
- Monitoring computer, internet, telephone and email use
- Workplace surveillance – drug and alcohol testing, CCTV and video surveillance, telephone monitoring
- Compliance audits
- Storage and retention of employee personal information
- Drug and alcohol testing procedures
- Policy drafting
- Training
Key contacts
Head of Practice Group: Employment and Pensions
Jeff Middleton
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 817 7260
- jeff.middleton@hilldickinson.com
In addition to a raft of internal promotions, Hill
Dickinson LLP’s Liverpool office also acquired a team of four from
Halliwells led by Kerstie Skeaping, adding significant experience
in tribunal hearings, and in trade union matters and industrial
relations. Jeff Middleton now leads the team.
This
team has a strong reputation for advising NHS clients, and it
continues to grow on the corporate side, too. Recent highlights
include representing the Law Society in High Court proceedings
relating to TUPE. Other notable clients include Leeds Teaching
Hospitals NHS Trust, Iceland Foods and the North West Development
Agency.
