A hot topic over the coming months is GDPR – General Data Protection Regulations.
GDPR is the result of four years of work by the EU to bring data protection legislation into line with the previously unforeseen ways that data is used.
The UK relies on the Data Protection Act 1998, introduced following the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive, long before digital technology became the norm. As well as addressing a need for clear rules in line with today’s workplace, GDPR introduces tougher penalties including fines of up to €20 million, or 4% of businesses global annual turnover (whichever is greater) for any breaches or non-compliance.
