Workplace Data Privacy Quarterly Report - Ius Laboris

On October 9, the nation's first data breach class action trial began.

On May 25, the GDPR will replace the current Regulation (EC) No. 45/2001. To raise awareness on the current and new data protection rules ...

With only four months remaining until the EU General Data Protection Regulation takes effect on May 25, 2018, the European Commission has launched a new website ...

On September 29, in her first major speech since becoming UK Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham previewed UK data protection laws after Brexit and stated that the United Kingdom will need to adopt a new data protection law.

It has been reported today by the Reuters news agency that the European Commission is working with the US on the final details of a commercial data-sharing deal.

On July 7, the ICO stated that the GDPR will continue to be relevant to UK business irrespective of the referendum vote to leave the EU.

On January 12, the UK government initiated a consultation period for proposals to require direct marketing companies to implement call line identification for marketing calls.

There will be three levels of payment reflecting the size of the organization, and the new fees would commence in April 2018.

On September 23, the English High Court released a judgment providing further guidance on balancing competing rights...

Listen to experts Dr. Jessica Jacobi, a Partner at KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht, and Marie Behle Pondji, a Partner at Castegnaro, discuss the newest employee data privacy topics in Germany and Luxembourg.

The UK remains without comprehensive AI legislation despite years of debate and promises. Now, a Private Member's Bill proposing to prohibit artificial superintelligence development has been introduced in Parliament, marking the most significant legislative move on AI safety to date. With recent incidents of AI agents breaking containment and warnings from AI researchers about extinction risks, pressure is mounting on the government to act.

On 29 September 2025, the Hong Kong Government announced that the minimum allowable wage for foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong will be increased by 2.2 per cent, from HK$4,990 to HK$5,100 per month.

Hong Kong is introducing sweeping reforms to its unsecured lending market, targeting predatory practices that have long exposed vulnerable borrowers and innocent third parties to aggressive debt collection. The new measures, set to roll out in two phases starting August 2026, will impose debt servicing ratio caps on low-income earners, ban the use of loan referees, and mandate credit reporting through a centralised platform.

Listen to experts Dr. Jessica Jacobi, a Partner at KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht, and Marie Behle Pondji, a Partner at Castegnaro, discuss the newest employee data privacy topics in Germany and Luxembourg.

Lewis Silkin's International Privacy Series explores Brazil's LGPD data protection framework and its implications for UK and EU businesses entering Latin America's largest digital market. The episode examines how Brazil's privacy regime compares to GDPR, the significance of the new EU-Brazil adequacy decision, and the regulatory landscape shaped by the increasingly assertive ANPD.

The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) recently published a Checklist on Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI by Employees.

Privilege rules vary significantly across jurisdictions, so it’s important not to assume your home country position “travels”.

The Football Governance Act 2025 introduces a comprehensive licensing regime requiring all clubs in England's top five divisions to obtain operating licences from the Independent Football Regulator starting in the 2027/28 season. This regulatory framework establishes mandatory requirements for financial planning, corporate governance, fan engagement, and business strategy, fundamentally transforming how football clubs demonstrate their financial soundness and operational sustainability. Clubs must navigate

From April 2027, HMRC will begin mandatory payrolling of benefits in kind, moving away from the current system of year-end reporting towards real-time deductions through payroll. HMRC has confirmed a two-phased approach: only selected benefits will be subject to mandatory payrolling from April 2027, with full payrolling expected from April 2028 (subject to certain exclusions discussed below).

The UK government's new consultation simplification plan aims to streamline stakeholder engagement, but could it create more problems than it solves? This analysis examines the potential risks of reducing formal consultation processes across tax, employment, and immigration policy, drawing parallels to historical policy failures and questioning whether speed without scrutiny truly represents progress.