Three Months To Go Until GDPR Comes Into Force: Are You Ready?

Has getting to grips with GDPR been lingering on your to-do list for the past year? With only three months to go until GDPR comes into force on 25 May, now is the time to push it to the top of your list.

Don't panic if you have not yet started to prepare. Here are our top tips for getting your organisation ready:

• Start with an audit of what data you hold and what you do with it. You can then consider what legal basis you have for processing the data. With the advent of GDPR, you should be moving away from the use of consent, which individuals are entitled to withdraw, to one of the other permitted bases for processing data. In the employment context, most data processing will be permitted as being required for performance of the employment contract or complying with a legal obligation. There is also a basis for processing where an organisation has "legitimate interests" to do so.