| 1 | Data protection toolkit A toolkit to guide users through PLC's UK, EU, US and international content on data protection. It includes materials on an employer's data protection obligations, data protection issues in the public sector and resources on the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Document retention toolkit A toolkit to guide users through PLC's UK, US and international content on document retention. It includes materials on retention of employment records, Companies Act 2006 requirements and electronic disclosure. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Social media toolkit (UK) A toolkit of resources relating to use of social media, based on law applicable in the UK. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 4 | Blacklisting of trade unionists This practice note deals with the ban on blacklisting trade union members for employment purposes under the Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010, and related issues. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | Carrying out criminal records checks A note on the current law and best practice for employers seeking to check the criminal records of prospective and current employees, as well as those of other workers and volunteers. It considers the questions that employers can ask, taking account of the regime of spent and unspent convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (SI 1975/1023). The note also considers the circumstances in which checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) (formed when the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) merged on 1 December 2012) are available. It takes account of the reform of the regime made by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | Comparison table between the Data Protection Directive and ... This Practice note provides a comparison between the Data Protection Directive and the draft General Data Protection Regulation | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | Corporate whistleblowing hotlines and EU data protection ... A note which describes the data protection and employment issues that arise when European companies listed at US stock exchanges set up corporate compliance (whistleblowing) hotlines in order to fulfil obligations under section 301(4) of the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002. The note also discusses recent regulatory developments in the EU relating to whistleblowing hotlines, and suggests compliance strategies to ensure that hotlines comply with EU data protection laws. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | Data protection issues on commercial transactions This note considers how UK data protection legislation affects commercial transactions and, in particular, data relating to employees. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 9 | Data subject access requests Data subject access requests are often used as a tool in disputes between employers and employees. This practice note considers the nature of an employee's rights and an employers' obligations to provide information under section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | Directors' duties: comparison between Companies Acts 2006 ... A note outlining the changes to the law on directors' duties under the Companies Act 2006 (2006 Act). For a link to the 2006 Act, see Companies Act 2006: publication of final text. For general background to the 2006 Act, see Practice note, Companies Act 2006: materials. For a more detailed note on this topic, see Practice note, Directors' general duties under the Companies Act 2006. Chapter 2 of Part 10 (general duties of directors) came into force on 1 October 2007, other than the provisions relating to directors' conflict of interest duties (sections 175 to 177). Sections 177 to 175 came into force on 1 October 2008. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | Employer obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998 This note considers the obligations of the employer under the Data Protection Act 1998, focusing on how data must be processed. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 12 | Human Rights Act 1998: overview A note on the European Convention on Human Rights and its interaction with the Human Rights Act 1998 including links to relevant PLC content. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 13 | Monitoring e-mail and internet use of employees This note deals with the statutory framework relevant to surveillance of employee e-mail and internet usage. Monitoring employee activity of this sort within the workplace engages the: Data Protection Act 1998 and accompanying guidance in the Information Commissioner's Employment Practices Data Protection Code. Human Rights Act 1998. Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/2699). The note also gives practical advice on implementing employee monitoring systems and policies. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 14 | Obtaining a medical report on an employee This practice note considers the circumstances in which an employer might need to obtain a medical report on employees or workers and the steps that an employer must take when requesting a medical report (whether from a general practitioner, a specialist consultant, a company doctor or an occupational health specialist). It considers the impact of the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988, the Data Protection Act 1988 and the use of medical reports in tribunal proceedings. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 15 | Protection of Freedoms Act 2012: public sector implications A note on the Protection of Freedoms Bill which received Royal Assent on 1 May 2012 to become the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 16 | Recording telephone calls and face-to-face meetings This practice note explains when a business can record telephone calls with third parties, such as customers or employees, and also the implications of recording face-to-face meetings. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 17 | References A note outlining the legal issues facing employers when considering whether to provide a reference for an employee or ex-employee or to request a reference for a prospective employee. | Practice notes | Maintained |