Even more reasonable

With employers having a matter of weeks to implement reasonable measures to prevent sexual harassment at work to comply with the requirements of the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023, Handley Gill's consultants identify the steps employers should take to establish a sexual harassment prevention programme and associated data protection compliance measures. As Labour's Employment Rights Bill would expand the scope of the employer's duty to take all reasonable measures and to address threats posed by third parties, employers should consider voluntarily expanding the scope of their programme now.

Nicola Cain13 October 2024Human Rights, Discrimination, Equality Act 2010, Sexual Harassment Risk Assessment, Data Protection, UK GDPR, GDPR, DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018, Article 9 UK GDPR, Article 9(2)(b) UK GDPR, Schedule 1 Part 1 paragraph 1 Data Protection Act 2018, DPA 2018, Appropriate Policy Document, SPECIAL CATEGORY PERSONAL DATA, Special Category Data, Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023, Employment Rights Bill, ECHR, European Convention on Human Rights, Article 8 European Convention on Human Rights, Article 14 European Convention on Human Rights, Article 10 European Convention on Human Rights, Bill 011 2024-25, ESG, Environmental Social & Governance, Environmental Social & Corporate Governance, Privacy Policy, Privacy Notice, Article 5 UK GDPR, Data Protection Principles, Data Minimisation, Lawful Basis for Processing, Accuracy, Duty to Prevent Sexual HarassmentComment

Another bauble for the tree?

The UK government has today (05 September 2024) joined the US, EU and other countries in signing the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law. Handley Gill’s specialist artificial intelligence (AI) consultants consider the implications of this statement of intent for the UK’s current and proposed legislation as announced in the King’s Speech 2024, and what new laws and amendments will be necessary to enable the UK to meet the AI Treaty’s obligations.

Nicola Cain5 September 2024Artificial Intelligence, AI, AI Regulation, AI Governance, Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights Democracy and the Rule of Law, AI Treaty, Labour Party Manifesto 2024, King's Speech 2024, EU AI Act, Human Rights, Equality, Discrimination, Privacy, Data Protection, PERSONAL DATA, Human Rights Act 1998, Equality Act 2010, Data Protection & Digital Information Bill, Digital Information and Smart Data Bill, Democracy, Rule of Law, AI Systems, Online Safety Act 2023, Disinformatoin, Transparency, Liability, Redress, ICO, Information Commissioner, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Digital Regulation Co-operation Forum, DRCF, AI Regulation White Paper, Accuracy, Reliability, AI Safety, AI Security, Risk Management, AI Safety Institute, DisinformationComment

Can data protection save the planet?

To acknowledge Earth Day, Handley Gill’s specialist consultants comment on how data protection / data privacy compliance can contribute to satisfying environment, social, and governance (ESG) goals, and the practical steps that organisations can take to implement and report upon sustainability measures to demonstrate accountability.

Nicola Cain3 May 2023Data Protection, Data Privacy, GDPR, UK GDPR, Compliance, Regulation, Earth Day, Environment, Sustainability, ESG, Environmental, Social, Governance, Environmental Social & Governance, Climate Change, Privacy by Design, Data Protection Impact Assessment, DPIA, Data Minimisation, Data Retention, Information Security, Advertising, Marketing, Programmatic Advertising, Accuracy, Data Accuracy, Data Deletion, Directors' Duties, Companies Act 2006, s172(1) Companies Act 2006, s414C(7) Companies Act 2006, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, International Sustainability Standards Board, ISSB, Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Global Reporting Initiative, World Economic Forum, Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics, GR1 Universal Standards, Data ControllerComment

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