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  1. UK’s Data Protection Act Might Not Meet European Union Standards

    ... identified several major problems with the reasoning displayed in the judgment. Dr. Pounder said: "In our analysis we show that all the arguments that have been used to narrow the scope of personal data are based on a misunderstanding of the provisions of the Act, and/or of its predecessor, the Data Protection Act 1984. In one case, the reasons given by the Court of Appeal for its judgment directly contradict the reason the Government gave Parliament when it enacted the legislation. This fact is plain to see in the Parliamentary record published in Hansard." Dr Pounder added: "It is interesting to note that...

    News | 20 May 2004

  2. Data protection act in force

    The long awaited Data Protection Act 1998 is now in force. The Act received Royal Ascent in July 1998 but, after a series of delays, has only just come into force: on 1 March 2000. The new legislation extends, and will eventually replace, the Data Protection Act 1984. For employers, the legislation has important implications for how employee data can be handled. One of its main effects is that data protection principles will now apply to paper records. This means that for the first time, many employers' personnel files will be caught by the legislation. Rights ...

    News | 10 Mar 2000

  3. New Data Protection Act in Force

    The new Data Protection Act 1998 came into force on 1 March 2000, replacing the old 1984 Act (see Vol.3, Iss.3). It now covers certain manual files and imposes far stricter requirements on of the processing of personal data. Employers that use personal data (that is, information which identifies living indi...

    News | 30 Apr 2000

  4. Ireland Finally Updates Data Protection Laws

    Ireland has finally implemented the 1995 EU Directive on data protection, almost five years after the expiry of the EU's deadline. Ireland becomes the 14th of the 15 Member States to get its domestic privacy legislation in order. Luxembourg has still to comply. The deadline for implementation of the Directive was October 1998. The UK implemented it just in...

    News | 25 Apr 2003

  5. Don't overlook data protection

    The government has announced that the Data Protection Act 1998 is on course to come into force on 1 March 2000. Whilst the subject matter can appear somewhat dry, there are implications for building and facilities managers. The biggest change from the 1984 Act relates to the fact that 'manual records' - data stored in hard copy (that is, pa...

    News | 11 Nov 1999

  6. Protection Act Delayed

    We reported on the new data protection last autumn, expecting the main provisions to be in force by the end of October 1998. Following the UK's delayed implementation of the European Data Protection Directive, however, the introduction of the new Data Protection Act 1998 has also been put back. Ken Cooke of Masons Solicit...

    News | 30 Mar 1999

  7. Information Commissioner to be given tougher powers

    The Information Commissioner is to be given tougher powers to regulate the Data Protection Act under proposals put forward by Justice Secretary Jack Straw. The proposals form part of the Government's response to the Data Sharing Review, which highlighted serious deficiencies in the handling of citizens' data in central government.The proposals will enable the Information Commi...

    News | 26 Nov 2008

  8. visitor book

    ...d have in your visitors’ book anyway! So the RRFSO is of little use here. Because there is no specific legal requirement to have a visitor’s book, there is no corresponding legal stipulation for how long such a book should be kept. The answer to this is likely to be found under the Data Protection Act 1988 (DPA), which sets out what data organisations can collect and how it should be stored etc. Information collected in a visitors book is likely to be classed as “personal data” (but not “sensitive personal data”) under the DPA because it is data which ha...

    Comment | 24 Feb 2009

  9. Call Centre Environments

    ... development to support them in their role.The training process will probably need to include some sort of call-monitoring by the team leader or supervisor. Workplace monitoring is currently a legal minefield, and facilities managers are receiving conflicting messages from the Human Rights Act, the Data Protection Act and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. This is covered in more detail in the Data Protection panel.As well as this, the induction should include health and safety training - with particular concentration on the Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1992 (DSE), and the avoidan...

    News | 1 Jan 2001

  10. Sweeping changes

    ...overnment: What now for HR immigration law? Page 34 Environment management expert, Colin Malcolm, talks sensible sustainability. Page 22 Climate change Rules of engagement How to ensure your contractors are competent. Page 24 Cup challenge A bad case of football fever? Page 27 Plus: A new-look data section, news round-up of the leading network stories and Workplace Law news update ... group workplace law health and safety Contents In this issue ... Latest 05 EDITORIAL Seismic shift. iOsh Managing safely e-learning workplace law Through the Workplace Law Direct Study Centre you can study ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2010

  11. Internships – Are you breaking the law?

    ...mail neil.mcdiarmid@workplacelaw.net. eMPLOyMent uPdate 13 NEWS The default retirement age begins phasing out process; and positive action rules extended to recruitment and promotion. 45 END NOTE David Sharp explains why Workplace Law supports the `Yes to Fairer Votes' campaign. teChniCaL 36 THE DATA HEALTH AND SAFETY: Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Ltd, the first company to be prosecuted under the 24 NETWORK NEWS Special report from the Workplace Law Annual FM Legal Update and Conference. 46 DIARY Coming soon from Workplace Law. 14 CASE LAW Employee who sent offensive email from home comput...

    Magazine issue | 3 May 2011

  12. Rise in compensation claims

    ...mptoms is typically between 30 and 40 years. For reasons that are not fully understood, many people who were exposed to asbestos will not develop mesothelioma. The HSE estimates that the annual total number of asbestos-related cancer deaths is `around 4,000'. In 2007, the latest year with published data, there were 2,156 mesothelioma deaths in the UK. The number of mesothelioma deaths is predicted to rise annually until it peaks in 2016. Asbestos exposure is also responsible for other lung diseases, including asbestosis, lung cancer, pleural thickening and pleural plaques. Pleural plaques are smal...

    News analysis | 23 Mar 2010

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