Employment and Labor Law

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): Key Notes for Employers

Fundamentals

  • The new requirements will come into effect in the UK on 25 May 2018
  • They will represent fundamental changes to the UK’s data protection laws
  • Brexit will not affect the changes
  • Penalties for breach will be much more severe: the maximum fine will increase from £500,000 to the higher of up to £10 million or 2% of gross annual turnover for minor infringements (e.g. record keeping failures) and up to £20 million or 4% of gross annual turnover for more serious infringements (e.g. a breach of GDPR principles)
  • In addition, employees (as data subjects) will have the right to claim compensation for any damage suffered as a result of a breach of GDPR

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