UK GDPR: The UK General Data Protection Regulation - Primary legislation governing data protection in the UK post-Brexit, setting out fundamental principles for personal data processing
DPA 2018: Data Protection Act 2018 - The UK's implementation of data protection laws, complementing and supplementing the UK GDPR
PECR: Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 - Specific rules for electronic communications, including employee monitoring and communications
Employment Rights Act 1996: Key employment legislation that interfaces with data protection requirements in the employment context
Equality Act 2010: Legislation protecting against discrimination, which includes provisions relevant to processing sensitive personal data
Human Rights Act 1998: Legislation protecting fundamental rights including privacy rights, which must be considered in employee data protection
ICO Guidance: Information Commissioner's Office guidelines and codes of practice for data protection compliance
Employment Data Protection Guidance: Specific ICO guidance related to handling employee data in the workplace
ACAS Guidelines: Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service guidelines on implementing data protection in employment relationships
Data Protection Principles: Core principles under UK GDPR including lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation, data minimization, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity, and confidentiality
Lawful Processing Bases: Legal grounds for processing employee data including consent, contract, legal obligation, legitimate interests
Special Category Data: Additional requirements for processing sensitive personal data such as health information, biometric data, or trade union membership
Data Subject Rights: Employee rights including access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection to processing
Data Retention: Requirements for how long different types of employee data can be retained and when it must be deleted
International Transfers: Rules and safeguards for transferring employee data outside the UK
Data Security: Technical and organizational measures required to protect employee personal data
Breach Notification: Procedures and obligations for reporting personal data breaches to authorities and affected employees
