HR unaware of extent of employees' messaging app use

Research reveals that frontline staff frequently use messaging apps to communicate about work, leaving organisations vulnerable to regulatory and cyber risks

Responsible use of staff data could boost revenues by 12.5%

Neither employees nor leaders are confident they’re collecting employee data ethically, meaning they could be missing out on substantial revenue growth, according to Accenture

The five biggest HR learnings from 2018

As we enter a new year it's a good opportunity to assess what we've learned and where to go next

The 12 months of 2018: October

It's been an eventful year for HR-related issues hitting the headlines. Our 12 Days of Christmas countdown revisits each month's most notable happenings

Third in HR fail to delete personal data

Six months on from the GDPR there are discrepancies between data protection policies and practices

Handling severe allergies in the workplace

With a rise in prevalence of severe food allergies in the UK, how can employers make their workplaces more allergy-friendly?

Legal lowdown: Covert recording and monitoring

Over the past few years both employers and employees have become increasingly savvy when it comes to technology in the workplace

How HR professionals can help prevent cyber attacks

Cyber attacks and data breaches are something all HR professionals should prepare themselves for

Tricky areas of GDPR compliance

During the course of the employment relationship employers will process a wide range of employees’ personal data, including special categories

Assessing employee misuse of confidential information

How an employer can respond to an employee’s removal of confidential information

Preparing for employees' subject access requests

As much as HR should be hoping for genuine requests from concerned employees without a broader agenda, they should prepare for the worst

Is your HR department GDPR-ready?

As the GDPR comes into effect, HR needs to know what data they hold, where they hold it and why they hold it