General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Human Resources Professionals, EU

Workday Ruling: How Europe’s Top Courts Raised the Bar for Employee Data Protection

Fisher Phillips on 7/24/2025

Cloud-based HR systems have become standard for multinational businesses, driving efficiency but also increasing compliance and privacy risks. Indeed, a recent Workday case, which originated in Germany, has clarified the...more

AI and Employee Data Protection in the European Union: 8 Key Takeaways for Multinational Businesses

Fisher Phillips on 12/31/2024

Advancements in artificial intelligence and digitalization are changing the world of work at a rapid pace. In particular, when AI systems are used as workforce management tools, employers can automate a large number of tasks...more

AI in HR - What You Need to Know

BCLP on 12/11/2024

BCLP recently hosted a seminar on AI in HR. In this thought-provoking session, we considered how AI is used in HR and its regulation in the EU and the UK, and then engaged in some discussions around two theoretical scenarios....more

If You Don’t Want It Released to an Employee, Don’t Put It in Your Employee Files

Fox Rothschild LLP on 5/12/2022

The old saying went that “if you don’t want it on the front page of the newspaper, don’t put it in an email.” Well, if you don’t want to produce it as part of an employee’s Data Subject Access Request (DSAR), it shouldn’t be...more

[Virtual Event] 10th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute - March 22nd - 23rd, 11:00 am - 5:30 pm CET

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 12/20/2021

Join SCCE virtually for the 10th Annual ECEI - Can't attend the conference in-person? The European Compliance & Ethics Institute, 22-23 March 2022, allows you to hear from today’s compliance and ethics leaders on the...more

[Event] 10th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute - March 14th - 16th, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 12/17/2021

Join SCCE in Amsterdam for the 10th Annual ECEI - Want to learn more about the challenges facing the European and global compliance and ethics community? Join us for the 10th Annual European Compliance & Ethics...more

European Commission Adopts Two New Sets of Standard Contractual Clauses: What Employers Need to Know

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/14/2021

On June 4, 2021, the European Commission adopted two new sets of standard contractual clauses (SCCs): one for data transfers from data controllers to data processors and one for data transfers from data exporters to data...more

Belgium: Spring Cleaning Tasks for Human Resources in 2020

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/29/2020

Belgium has spent much of the last 12 months without a government following gridlock in coalition negotiations after the general election in May 2019. As such, there has not been any new legislation covering employment law....more

Littler's 2019 European Employer Survey Report - November 2019

Littler on 11/18/2019

European companies are navigating a variety of social and equality-related issues impacting their workplaces and, according to Littler’s second annual European Employer Survey, are increasingly channeling their concerns into...more

A GDPR Update for Employers, Part IV: Implementing Lessons Learned From GDPR Complaints and Enforcement Actions

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/22/2019

Much has happened since the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. Many EU countries have enacted national legislation to implement and expand the requirements of the...more

A GDPR Update for Employers, Part II: Aligning HR Practices to Comply with National Legislation Implementing the GDPR

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/24/2019

Much has happened since the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. Many EU countries have enacted national legislation to implement and expand the requirements of the...more

Chapter 13: Cross-Border Data Transfers – Unlocking the EU General Data Protection Regulation

White & Case LLP on 4/20/2019

Why does this topic matter to organisations? In today's world, it is increasingly important to be able to move data freely to wherever those data are needed. However, the transfer of personal data to recipients outside the...more

Meet the CCPA!: Employers’ Most Frequently Asked Questions

BCLP on 4/18/2019

In the coming weeks we will be releasing a series of FAQs examining the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) of particular importance to employers. These FAQs should help employers determine if they are required to comply...more

GDPR HR series: Data breaches – what you need to do when you discover a data breach

BCLP on 6/29/2018

Welcome to the third post in our ‘GDPR HR Issues’ blog series. Drawing on key insights from across Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s global Employment & Labor team, the series highlights key GDPR issues affecting employers....more

A Human Resources Manager’s Guide to the GDPR (Part 4)

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 6/11/2018

This article is Part 4 of our series on the GDPR for U.S.-based companies. Part 1 assisted U.S.-based companies in determining whether the GDPR applies to them; Part 2 provided an overview of the GDPR’s key concepts and...more

Working Party Confirms That Employers of All Sizes Must Maintain Article 30 Records of Processing for Human Resources Data

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/9/2018

On April 19, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party (Working Party), which is comprised of representatives from the data protection authorities in each of the 28 European Union (EU) member states, issued a position paper stating...more

The Countdown Begins for GDPR Compliance for EU Human Resources Data

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/31/2017

On May 25, 2018, a short 12 months from now, employers must be in full compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) for EU human resources data. The GDPR requirements regarding...more

Is it Legal to Transfer Personal Data from the European Union to the United States?

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 11/10/2016

Human Resources professionals have one more item to add to their compliance checklist – ensuring the lawful transfer of employee, consumer or customer personal data from the European Union (“EU”) to the United States. ...more

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