7 GDPR Tips HR Need to Know
Published on: 20/09/2017
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Anna Flanagan Legal Director, Pinsent Masons
Anna Flanagan Legal Director, Pinsent Masons
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Anna has experience of advising on information law with a focus on data protection in both contentious and non-contentious forums. She has experience of liaising directly with the Information Commissioner's Office on behalf of clients and she often delivers training sessions to Boards and Senior Management Teams on data protection compliance.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will apply in the UK from 25 May 2018.  The Information Commissioner strongly recommends that your organisation prepares.  With possible fines of €20 million or 4% of global annual turnover, do you want your department to be responsible for a data protection breach?

This article provides 7 GDPR Tips HR Need to Know, to help you prepare.  From managing personal data, to updating policies on the ‘right to be forgotten’ and subject access requests, to data protection training for staff, you’ll find out what you should do now to protect your organisation.

1. Identify the lawful basis for processing personal data and keep a record of this  ⚓︎

  • You should bear in mind the

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 20/09/2017