Some very significant fines have already been imposed by the Data Protection Authorities (‘DPAs’) in some countries: a EUR 50 million fine on Google LLC in France, and proposed fines of GBP 99.2 million on Marriott and GBP 183.4 million on British Airways in the UK. Although these big fines do not relate to employment data, a major employee data breach could similarly lead to a significant penalty, and it remains critically important to train all staff who handle personal data to ensure compliance with the GDPR. Ganzen Artikel lesen

There has been growing interest in recent years in neurodiversity, which often refers to people with some form of autism spectrum disorder ('ASD' or 'autism' for short) or Asperger syndrome. It also covers other conditions such as ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and pathological demand avoidance, whereby the person’s brain functions in a different way from the dominant “normal” societal standards. Someone with one of these conditions is described as 'neurodivergent'. There is a spectrum: while people with such a condition have features in common, they will display behaviours to a differing degree. Ganzen Artikel lesen